n. | 1. | A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
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v. t. | 1. | To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; | |||
2. | To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; | ||||
3. | To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. | ||||
4. | (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To become insane or irrational; - often used with |
1. | FLIP - An early assembly language on the G-15. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. | ||
2. | FLIP - ["FLIP User's Manual", G. Kahn, TR 5, INRIA 1981]. | ||
3. | FLIP - Formal LIst Processor. An early language for pattern-matching on Lisp structures, similar to CONVERT. ["FLIP, A Format List Processor", W. Teitelman, Memo MAC-M-263, MIT 1966]. |