English noun: flip-flop |
1. | flip-flop (cognition) a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
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| Synonyms | change of mind, reversal, turnabout, turnaround |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deciding, decision making |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | afterthought, reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
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2. | flip-flop (artifact) a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe |
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| Synonyms | thong |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sandal |
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3. | flip-flop (artifact) an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states |
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| Broader (hypernym) | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit |
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4. | flip-flop (act) a backward somersault |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flip, somersault, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset |
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