flip open
phrasal verb
flipped open; flipping open; flips open
: to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement
Her notebook flipped open.
She flipped open her notebook.
Examples of flip open in a Sentence
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When recovered, the rifle was loaded with high-powered ammunition capable of piercing standard body armor and ready to fire, with the scope caps flipped open, the selector lever set to fire and a round chambered.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
The case flips open and the buds slot in vertically with their stems pointing down.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
The hinged display closes over the console, spins around, and then flips open to reveal a transformed Switch 2 that can’t help but remind you of the legendary Nintendo DS family.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The meeting began with one of the Adidas representatives flipping open a laptop and projecting a video onto a big screen.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Flip-up covers on the front and rear boxes open up a pair of rather meek storage areas for carrying your shopping bags around, and the rear cover makes a small concession to comfort, revealing a half-inch thick seat pad when it's fully flipped open.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Seven burly latches along the case were easy to close, with no danger of getting snagged and flipping open—a risk with other protective case brands.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Gone is the traditional square that flipped open at the top with 13 different formats made from 11 non-recyclable materials.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
The case flips open and the buds slot in vertically with their stems pointing down.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
The hinged display closes over the console, spins around, and then flips open to reveal a transformed Switch 2 that can’t help but remind you of the legendary Nintendo DS family.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
The meeting began with one of the Adidas representatives flipping open a laptop and projecting a video onto a big screen.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Flip-up covers on the front and rear boxes open up a pair of rather meek storage areas for carrying your shopping bags around, and the rear cover makes a small concession to comfort, revealing a half-inch thick seat pad when it's fully flipped open.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Seven burly latches along the case were easy to close, with no danger of getting snagged and flipping open—a risk with other protective case brands.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Gone is the traditional square that flipped open at the top with 13 different formats made from 11 non-recyclable materials.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Flip open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20open. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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