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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Flip it neatly away

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The crabs decide to bury rather suddenly. They do so backward, forcing their abdomens into the bottom with quick snapping motions. Simultaneously they pick and claw at the mud or sand with their hind walking legs and flip it neatly away with the paddles of their swimming legs.

Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay by William W. Warner

How can I interpret “flip” here? Does it mean tossing quickly?

  

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book mango 418 Does it mean tossing quickly? Yes. First definition in the AHD : v.

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  • book mango 418 Does it mean tossing quickly?
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book mango 418Does it mean tossing quickly?

Yes. First definition in the AHD:

v.tr.

1. a. To throw or toss with a light brisk motion: flipped the ball to the pitcher. Do you not have access to onelook.com?
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