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FLIP OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Go mad, go crazy

Example:

He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off

Synonyms:

flip; flip out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "flip out" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

React in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

Example:

he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University

Synonyms:

flip; flip out

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "flip out" is one way to...):

react; respond (show a response or a reaction to something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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