The difference between Flip and Throw

When used as nouns, flip means a maneuver which rotates an object end over end, whereas throw means the flight of a thrown object.

When used as verbs, flip means to throw (as in to turn over), whereas throw means to twist or turn.

Flip is also interjection with the meaning: used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

Flip is also adjective with the meaning: having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Flip and Throw

  1. Flip as a noun:

    A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

    Examples:

    "We'll decide this on a flip of a coin."

    "The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool."

  2. Flip as a noun:

    A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.

  3. Flip as a noun (US, slang):

    A slingshot.

  4. Flip as a noun:

    A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960's, 1970's, 2000's and 2010's, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out

    Examples:

    "Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip."

  1. Flip as a verb (transitive):

    To throw (as in to turn over).

    Examples:

    "You need to flip the pancake onto the other side."

  2. Flip as a verb (transitive):

    To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

    Examples:

    "If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin."

  3. Flip as a verb (transitive, US, _, politics):

    To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections

    Examples:

    "Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016."

  4. Flip as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To go berserk or crazy.

    Examples:

    "I'd flip if anyone broke my phone."

  5. Flip as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.

  6. Flip as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

  1. Flip as an adjective (British, informal):

    Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.

    Examples:

    "I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree."

  2. Flip as an adjective:

    Sarcastic.

  3. Flip as an adjective (informal):

    Disrespectful.

    Examples:

    "Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!"

  1. Flip as a noun:

    A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).

  1. Throw as a verb (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):

    To twist or turn.

    Examples:

    "A thrown nail. "

  2. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

    Examples:

    "'throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider"

  3. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To eject or cause to fall off.

  4. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To move to another position or condition; to displace.

    Examples:

    "'throw the switch"

  5. Throw as a verb (ceramics):

    To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

  6. Throw as a verb (transitive, cricket):

    Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

  7. Throw as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

    Examples:

    "If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid operation exception."

  8. Throw as a verb (sports):

    To intentionally lose a game.

    Examples:

    "The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match."

  9. Throw as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To confuse or mislead.

    Examples:

    "The deliberate red herring threw me at first."

  10. Throw as a verb (figuratively):

    To send desperately.

    Examples:

    "Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle."

  11. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To imprison.

    Examples:

    "The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail."

  12. Throw as a verb:

    To organize an event, especially a party.

  13. Throw as a verb:

    To roll (a die or dice).

  14. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

  15. Throw as a verb (transitive, bridge):

    To discard.

  16. Throw as a verb (martial arts):

    To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

  17. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of one's voice):

    To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

  18. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

  19. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To project or send forth.

  20. Throw as a verb:

    To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

  21. Throw as a verb:

    To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Tomlinson"

  22. Throw as a verb (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.):

    To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

  23. Throw as a verb (transitive):

    To install a bridge.

  1. Throw as a noun:

    The flight of a thrown object

    Examples:

    "What a great throw by the quarterback!"

  2. Throw as a noun:

    The act of throwing something.

    Examples:

    "With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow."

  3. Throw as a noun:

    One's ability to throw

    Examples:

    "He's got a girl's throw."

    "He's always had a pretty decent throw."

  4. Throw as a noun:

    A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.

  5. Throw as a noun:

    A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

  6. Throw as a noun:

    A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

    Examples:

    "Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw."

  1. Throw as a noun:

    Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  2. Throw as a noun (veterinary):

    The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

  1. Throw as a verb (transitive, said of animals):

    To give birth to.

  1. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A moment, time, occasion.

  2. Throw as a noun (obsolete):

    A period of time; a while.

  1. Throw as a noun:

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