flip (out)

verb

Definition of flip (out)next
slang
1
as in to lose it
to yield to mental or emotional stress a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own

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2
as in to anger
to become very angry when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip (out)
  1. anger
  2. melt down
  3. crack
  4. choke
  5. break down
  6. break up
  7. snap
  8. snarl
Verb
  • Since then Christie’s sold off Sly Stallone’s GMC, which seems to have angered Patek CEO Thierry Stern.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Four years later, when their acting high priest left, Book was angered to be pressured into taking on his responsibilities without the ability to take on the title of High Priest.
    Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of anger
Verb
  • She will get overwhelmed, melt down, and millions of people will die.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
  • What’s even worse, according to a report from JPMorgan Chase and the ERM Sustainability Institute, is that a lot of the water used to keep data centers from melting down during their intense computing comes from places that have a lot of extra water to spare.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of melt down
Verb
  • That’s a new peak for the tune, which had previously never even cracked the top 40.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Then Miss Petersen, her voice cracking and her cheeks damp with tears, told us that our president had been shot in Dallas.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of crack
Verb
  • But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
  • That includes a skull with the mysterious symbol on it get smashed with an axe, someone getting choked, someone yelling and stabbing.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of choke
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  • As generative AI tools proliferate and employees experiment with everything from code generation to data analysis, traditional IT visibility is breaking down.
    Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Tom Daykin breaks down the highly visible construction.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of break down
Verb
  • Then comes breaking up anyway, only to get back together a few months later.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This is largely due to their habitats being broken up and increased human presence.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of break up
Verb
  • The company makes modular pods that can be snapped together and taken apart for use elsewhere.
    Richard Lawson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This caused the second tier to shift and collapse, snapping the center pole between the tiers.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of snap
Verb
  • Not long ago, a once-in-a-century pandemic upended the economy, sending millions nationwide into lockdown and snarling the global supply chain.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The move ends a strike that had snarled East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since the beginning of the week and threatened U.S. supply of fruits, automobiles, and other goods.
    Kif Leswing,Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of snarl
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“Flip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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