Flip vs Switch - What's the difference?
flip | switch |
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
To throw (as in to turn over).
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 16, author=Ben Dirs, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan, work=BBC Sport
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To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
(slang) To go berserk or crazy.
To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.
(computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
(UK, mildly, vulgar) used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
* 1967 , Peter Shaffer, Black comedy, including White lies: two plays
* 2000 , Susan McKay, Northern Protestants
(British, informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
sarcastic
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog ).
English clippings
English ergative verbs
English onomatopoeias
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A device to turn electric current on]] and [[turn off, off or direct its flow.
A change.
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(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
* 2007 , Jeffrey W. Hamilton, Raising Godly Children in a Wicked World , Lulu.com, page 15:
(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
(computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
* 2004', "Curt", ''Can I use IF statements, and still use '''switches ?'' (on newsgroup ''microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields )
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role.
* 2012 , Terri-Jean Bedford, Bondage Bungalow Fantasies (page 99)
A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
To exchange.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838
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To whip or hit with a switch.
* 1899 , (Joseph Conrad),
To change places, tasks, etc.
(slang) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
To swing or whisk.
To be swung or whisked.
To trim.
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off'', ''from , etc.
(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.
(snowboarding) riding with their opposite foot forward from their natural position. BBC Sport,
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As nouns the difference between flip and switch
is that flip is (slang|chiefly|derogatory|ethnic slur) a filipino; a person who is of filipino background while switch is a device to turn electric current on]] and [[turn off|off or direct its flow.As a verb switch is
to exchange.As an adjective switch is
(snowboarding) riding with their opposite foot forward from their natural position bbc sport, [http://wwwbbccouk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26141070 "sochi 2014: a jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe"], 11 february 2014 .flip
English
Etymology 1
Alteration of earlier fillip, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
- The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
Derived terms
* backflipVerb
- You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
citation
- If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
- I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
Derived terms
* backflip * flip phone * flipside * flipper * flip out * flip off * flip overSynonyms
* turn, turn over * (to put into a quick revolving motion) tossEtymology 2
Apparently a euphemism for (fuck).Interjection
(en interjection)- Impossible. He's dining out and coming on here after. He can't be reached. / Oh, flip !
- "Oh flip , don't come near this place," she said. It was dangerous. The Catholics had banners up on the Garvaghy Road saying, 'No Protestants here'.
Synonyms
* damnEtymology 3
From , by shortening.Adjective
(flipper)- I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
Etymology 4
Compare English dialect .Noun
switch
English
Noun
(es)citation, page= , passage=Wenger sent on Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie to try to finish Leeds off and with 14 minutes left the switch paid off as the Spaniard sent Bendtner away down the right and his wonderful curling cross was headed in by Van Persie at the far post. }}
- "A proper switch is a slim, flexible branch off a tree or a bush. A switch applied to the buttocks stings fiercely. It may leave red marks or bruises, but it causes no lasting damage. ."
- Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.
- Ideally, if one of your ladies happens to be a switch (or would be willing to switch for this scene), I would love to be able to inflict a little "revenge tickling" as well, as part of a scenario.
Synonyms
* (section of railroad track) (UK ) points * (whip) crop * (command-line notation) flag, option, specifierDerived terms
* asleep at the switch * dipswitch * light switch * railway switch * switchback * switchblade * switchboard * switcheroo * switchoutVerb
(es)Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
- They were looking on the ground, absorbed in thought. The manager was switching his leg with a slender twig: his sagacious relative lifted his head.
- to switch a cane
- The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.
- to switch a hedge
- (Halliwell)
- to switch''' off a train; to '''switch a car from one track to another
Adjective
(-)"Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe", 11 February 2014