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Noun

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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

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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.