Rotate vs Flip - What's the difference?
rotate | flip |
to spin, turn, or revolve.
to advance through a sequence; to take turns.
(of aircraft) to lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
to spin, turn, or revolve something.
to advance something through a sequence.
to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
(of crops) to grow or plant in a certain order.
Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
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
, passage=However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.}}
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 ).
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As a verb rotate
is to spin, turn, or revolve.As an adjective rotate
is having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.As a noun flip is
(slang|chiefly|derogatory|ethnic slur) a filipino; a person who is of filipino background.rotate
English
Verb
(rotat)- He rotated in his chair to face me.
- The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
- The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
- Rotate the dial to the left.
- The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
Synonyms
* (to turn) revolve * (to make turn) circumvolveDerived terms
* (l) * (l)Adjective
(-)- a rotate''' spicule or scale; a '''rotate corolla
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.
