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flype

flype noun: a fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat.

Noun

flype (plural flypes)

  1. A fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat
  2. A transformation of a knot involving a 180° rotation of a tangle

Verb

flype (third-person singular simple present flypes, present participle flyping, simple past and past participle flyped)

  1. (Scotland, dated, transitive) To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as when putting on or taking off a stocking.

Forms of flype

Noun
pluralflypes
alternative formflipe
Verb
third-person singular presentflypes
present participleflyping
past participleflyped
pastflyped

Questions about flype

What does flype mean?
Flype means a fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat.
What part of speech is flype?
Flype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of flype?
The plural of flype is flypes.

Words near flype in the dictionary

  1. flypapered
  2. flypapering
  3. flypapers
  4. flypast
  5. flypasts
  6. flype
  7. flyped
  8. flypeople
  9. flyperson
  10. flypes
  11. flyping

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