[{"word":"flip-flop","phonetic":"/ˈflɪpˌflɒp/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈflɪpˌflɒp/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈflɪpˌflɑp/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"2004: the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents — The New Yorker, 30 August 2004, p.38"},{"definition":"A change of places; an inversion or swap.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The sound of a regular footfall.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["beach sandal","jandal(s)","slop(s)","thong(s)","zori(s)"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["U-turn"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flip-flop"]}]