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Word: flipper
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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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