flop
verb (used without object)
to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed bydown ).
flopped
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past participleof flop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flopverb (used without object)to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed bydown ).
Example Sentences
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After a long winning run in 2025, England flopped in the Six Nations earlier this year, winning just one match, but recovered to win two out of their three Nations Championship games in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Snap, which unveiled more powerful $2,195 augmented reality glasses this year, sold glasses that record video in bright yellow vending machines in 2016, but the product flopped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Except, of course, keeping a massive outdoor pool pristine and leak-free is complicated, and Trump’s renovation flopped: The algae came back, joined by pieces of the pool’s new lining floating in the water.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The congressional investigation flopped like a soccer player fishing to draw a red card, finally concluding in 1998.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
I flopped back against the sofa and hurled my Popsicle stick out into the yard.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
