flype

English

Alternative forms

Noun

flype (plural flypes)

  1. A fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat
  2. (mathematics) 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.
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