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verb

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1. To throw so as to turn over.

   Example: You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.

2. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

   Example: If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.

3. To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections

   Example: Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.

4. To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

   Example: The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.