flop

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/ flɒp /

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verb (used without object), flopped, flop·ping.

to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.

to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over).

to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.

Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.

to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.

verb (used with object), flopped, flop·ping.

to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair.

to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair.

to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed.

noun

an act of flopping.

the sound of flopping; a thud.

a failure: The new comedy was a flop.

Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.

Basketball. an exaggerated or dramatic fall intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team for a foul: His comically oversold flop didn’t fool the referees at all.

OTHER WORDS FOR flop

11 fiasco, disaster, debacle; bomb, dog.

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Origin of flop

First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of flap;def. 11 was first recorded in 1890–95.

OTHER WORDS FROM flop

flopper, noun

Words nearby flop

floor trader, floor trading, floorwalker, floor-work, floozy, flop, flop-eared, flop forging, flophouse, flopover, flopperoo

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How to use flop in a sentence

That doesn’t mean the new platforms are a flop — or even that they aren’t great.
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It was an expensive flop, plagued by delays and quality issues, and the company ended up in bankruptcy.
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Whether ill-judged or simply ahead of its time, the transition was a resounding flop.
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The company has been rumored for sometime to be working on a less expensive follow-up to its flop smart speaker, the HomePod.
Apple’s ‘Time Flies’ event: 5 things to look for|Aaron Pressman|September 15, 2020|Fortune

If it’s a flop, we probably will never learn how many people took advantage.
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When Fernandez got control of AirAsia it had been a limping, government-subsidized flop.
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Earlier, a two-headed dragon in the Ron Howard flop Willow was known, at least around the set, as the “Ebersisk.”
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Everyone dressed appropriately and even impeccably—not a flip-flop in sight.
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In case the film was transposed to 2014, the director believes it would be a guaranteed flop.
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Not surprisingly, the per diem proposal has been a flop since Moran floated it a few weeks ago.
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Bud turned his hotcakes with a vicious flop that spattered more batter on the stove.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Never a flop of tail to indicate gratitude for blandishments, never the faintest symptom of canine appreciation.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
One of these days Dan will take a flop and land clean over in the Thatcher camp.
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She says to tell you it looks at last like our old eagle bird will have a chance to flop its wings in France.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan
Margaret knelt in a soft flop of scented lingerie beside the indignant young thing.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for flop

flop

/ (flɒp) /

verb flops, flopping or flopped

(intr) to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelesslyhis head flopped backwards

(when intr, often foll by into, onto, etc) to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noisethe books flopped onto the floor

(intr) informal to fail; be unsuccessfulthe scheme flopped

(intr) to fall flat onto the surface of water, hitting it with the front of the body

(intr often foll by out) slang to go to sleep

noun

the act of flopping

informal a complete failure

US and Canadian slang a place to sleep

athletics See Fosbury flop

the flop poker the first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em

Word Origin for flop

C17: variant of flap

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