Flop Definition

flŏp
flopped, flopping, flops
verb
flopped, flopping, flops
To move or flap around loosely or clumsily, usually with a thud or thuds.
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To fall or drop in this way.
To flop into a chair.
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To turn (a film negative) face down before exposure to a metal plate, in order to create a desired mirror image.
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To fail utterly.
The play flopped.
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To make a sudden change.
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noun
flops
The act or sound of flopping.
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The sound made when flopping.
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A failure.
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A place to sleep.
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Dung or a piece of dung.
Cow flop.
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adverb
With a flop.
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abbreviation
(computing) Floating point operation.
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Other Word Forms of Flop

Noun

Singular:
flop
Plural:
flops

Origin of Flop

  • Alteration of flap

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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