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- [lid]
- /flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
- /flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lid]
- /flɪp wʌnz lɪd/
Definitions of flip one's lid words
- noun flip one's lid a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover. 1
- noun flip one's lid an eyelid. 1
- noun flip one's lid a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news. 1
- noun flip one's lid Slang. a hat, cap, or other head covering. 1
- noun flip one's lid the cover of the capsule; operculum. the upper section of a pyxidium. 1
- noun flip one's lid Slang. one ounce of marijuana. 1
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Origin of flip one's lid
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlid; cognate with Dutch, German lid, Old Norse hlith gate, gateway
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Parts of speech for Flip one's lid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flip one's lid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for flip one's lid
verb flip one's lid
- freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- crack up — If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.
- flip out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- hit the ceiling — the overhead interior surface of a room.
noun flip one's lid
- turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- fever — an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- madness — the state of being mad; insanity.
- burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- fury — unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal.
Antonyms for flip one's lid
noun flip one's lid
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- soundness — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
- sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
verb flip one's lid
- denounce — If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
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