flip over

Rotate upside down

To flip over is to turn something so its opposite side faces up, or to turn oneself from front to back: Flip the pancakes over when bubbles form, She flipped over onto her stomach.

The phrase also means to become extremely enthusiastic or excited: He flipped over her the moment they met.

invert

turn upside down

Reverse vertical position

switch · transpose · mirror · turn around · face down · belly up · right side up · wrong side up · backside · underside

tumble

somersault

Full-body forward rotation

vault · gymnastics · acrobatics · tuck · pike · layout · floor exercise · mat · springboard · aerial

capsize

turn turtle

Capsize completely

  • swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
  • founderOne who begins something
  • upendFlip to reverse orientation

list · heel · broach · swamped · waterlogged · kayak roll · dinghy · canoe · rowboat · sailboat

topple

tip

End or gratuity

unsteady · wobbly · dominoes · stack · tower · precarious · unstable · center of gravity · lean · tilt

Categories
Opposites
orientation change

flip overright

Morally proper or entitled

upright · restore · unflip · straighten · reorient

movement intensity

flip overnudge

Gentle push to prompt

inch · shift · adjust · budge · edge

stability

flip overhold steady

Remain constant, unmoved

stabilize · secure · anchor · immobilize · steady

Family

over, flip, overturn, flipped, flipping, flippers, overturned, flipper, overturning

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G