flipped
v. B1 Intermediate US //ˈfɫɪpt// UK //flˈɪpt// flipped
v. turned something over quickly so that the other side is facing up. You can also use it to describe a sudden change in a situation or feeling.
v. turned over with a quick, sudden motion; the past tense and past participle of 'flip'. Often describes a physical inversion or a rapid reversal of a state or position.
He flipped the pancake over in the pan.
The gymnast flipped through the air and landed perfectly on the mat.
The political landscape flipped overnight as the results from the rural districts began to trickle in, overturning decades of established voting patterns.
Usage
The verb is transitive when moving an object and intransitive when describing a person's motion.