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Word: flipper (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • a flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play
  • a flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming
  • informal|US television remote control, clicker
  • cricket A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce
  • in marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming

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Proper noun:

  • a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

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Verb:

  • To lift one or both flipper out of the water and slap the surface of the water.

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