flip the lid in English

Forms: flips the lid [present, singular, third-person], flipping the lid [participle, present], flipped the lid [participle, past], flipped the lid [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flip the lid (third-person singular simple present flips the lid, present participle flipping the lid, simple past and past participle flipped the lid)

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"flip the lid" meaning in English

Verb