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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈflɪpə/
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General-American:
/ˈflɪpɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:
F L IH1 P ER0
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A common name for aquatic animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.
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In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
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A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
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Synonyms: swim fin
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A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
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A small flat used to support a larger one.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
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Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Television remote control, clicker.
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Usage: US, informal
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The hand.
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Usage: dated, slang
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Synonyms: flapper
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A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
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Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
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A kitchen spatula.
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Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
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Topics: art, arts, business, finance
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Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
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To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
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the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
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Broader terms: limb
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
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Synonyms: fin
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Broader terms: shoe
From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).
Across languages
Translations 101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
üzgəc
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Bulgarian :
плавник
(plavnik)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Chinese Mandarin :
鰭 /鳍
(qí)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Czech :
ploutev
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Danish :
luffe
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Dutch :
flipper
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Faroese :
lálla
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Faroese :
bøksl
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Finnish :
evä
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
French :
aileron
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
French :
nageoire
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
German :
Flosse
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Greek :
πτερύγιο
(pterýgio)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Hungarian :
uszony
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Ingrian :
lasti
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Italian :
pinna
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Japanese :
鰭
(hire)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Korean :
지느러미
(jineureomi)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Māori :
pakihau
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Māori :
pakikau
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Māori :
peke
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Occitan :
aleta
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Occitan :
nadarèla
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Polish :
płetwa
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Portuguese :
barbatana
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Portuguese :
nadadeira
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Russian :
плавни́к
(plavník)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Russian :
ласт
(last)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Serbo-Croatian :
perája
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Serbo-Croatian :
пера́ја
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Spanish :
aleta
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Swahili :
kikono
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Swedish :
simfot
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Swedish :
simfena
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Swedish :
labb
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Turkish :
yüzgeç
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Ukrainian :
ласт
(last)
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Vietnamese :
vây
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Yup'ik :
talliquq
— marine mammal's wide limb for swimming
Bulgarian :
плавник
(plavnik)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Chinese Mandarin :
蛙鞋
(wāxié)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Czech :
ploutev
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Danish :
svømmefod
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Dutch :
flipper
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Finnish :
räpylä
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Finnish :
uimaräpylä
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
French :
palme
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
German :
Flosse
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Greek :
βατραχοπέδιλο
(vatrachopédilo)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Italian :
pinna
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Norwegian Bokmål :
svømmefot
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Norwegian Nynorsk :
svømmefot
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Norwegian Nynorsk :
symjefot
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Occitan :
palma
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Polish :
płetwa
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Portuguese :
barbatana
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Portuguese :
pé de pato
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Russian :
ласт
(last)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Serbo-Croatian :
peraja
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Spanish :
aleta
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Spanish :
pata de rana
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Swedish :
simfot
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Swedish :
simfena
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Swedish :
dykfena
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Thai :
ตีนกบ
(dtiin-gòp)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Turkish :
palet
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Ukrainian :
ласт
(last)
— paddle-like rubber covering for the foot
Bulgarian :
флипер
(fliper)
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Danish :
flipper
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Dutch :
flipper
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Finnish :
maila
— flat lever in a pinball machine
German :
Flipperhebel
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Polish :
flipper
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Polish :
bilard
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Portuguese :
aleta
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Swedish :
flipper
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Swedish :
paddel
— flat lever in a pinball machine
Polish :
flipper
— cricket: type of ball
Bulgarian :
дистанционно
(distancionno)
— informal: remote control
Finnish :
kapula
— informal: remote control
Italian :
telecomando
— informal: remote control
Polish :
pilot
— informal: remote control
Portuguese :
controle
— informal: remote control
Swedish :
dosa
— informal: remote control
Bulgarian :
ръка
(rǎka)
— slang: hand
Finnish :
räpylä
— slang: hand
German :
Flosse
— slang: hand
Polish :
łapa
— slang: hand
Swedish :
labb
— slang: hand
Italian :
protesi temporanea
— dentistry: temporary tooth
Polish :
proteza tymczasowa
— dentistry: temporary tooth
Bulgarian :
спекулант
(spekulant)
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Finnish :
keinottelija
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Italian :
speculatore
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Polish :
spekulant
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Polish :
spekulantka
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Swedish :
spekulant
— someone who buys and sells quickly for profit
Finnish :
lantinheittäjä
— someone who flips
Italian :
lanciatore
— someone who flips
Polish :
podrzucacz
— someone who flips
Swedish :
singlare
— someone who flips
