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flop1 verbflop2 noun flopflop1 /flɒp $ flɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle flopped, present participle flopping) [intransitive]   flop1Origin: 1600-1700 ➔ FLAP2 VERB TABLEflop |
| Present | I, you, we, they | flop | | he, she, it | flops | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flopped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flopped | | he, she, it | has flopped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flopped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flop | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flopped |
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| Present | I | am flopping | | he, she, it | is flopping | | you, we, they | are flopping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was flopping | | you, we, they | were flopping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flopping | | he, she, it | has been flopping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flopping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flopping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flopping |
- The musical flopped after its first week on Broadway.
- Flustered, she reversed, and the groceries she had bought enroute fell off the back seat and flopped to the floor.
- He flopped on the bench and almost passed out.
- It was better than having your screenplay flopping back on the mat by return of post.
- Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.
- She sat down on the bed, or rather, she flopped down on it.
- The newspaper slowly unfolded itself on the mat, flopping open to reveal some glossy law magazine that had been placed inside.
- With few exceptions, the new shows have flopped.
when an event or product is unsuccessful► be a failure · The latest model seems likely to be a failure since cheaper versions are now available.be a complete/total failure · It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure. be a commercial failure (=to not make enough profit) · Her first film was praised by the critics, but was a commercial failure. ► be a fiasco to be completely unsuccessful, in a way that makes people feel disappointed and embarrassed: · It was a fiasco! Nobody knew what they were doing and everything went wrong.· The show turned into a fiasco when members of the audience invaded the stage.be a complete/total fiasco: · Lamont's attempts to prop up the pound were a complete fiasco. ► be a disaster if an event, especially a social event, is a disaster , it makes people feel angry, disappointed, or embarrassed, instead of being enjoyable: · Our first date was a disaster.· The whole visit was something of a disaster, and he was still recovering from it months later.be a total/complete disaster: · Even the host would have to admit that the evening had been a complete disaster. ► be a shambles if a situation or event is a shambles , it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized: · The whole conference was a shambles because half the speakers did not come.· The way this school is run is a shambles.be a complete/total shambles: · Let's hope this year's celebrations aren't a complete shambles like last year's. ► flop/be a flop if a product, play, or performance flops or is a flop , it is not successful because people do not like it: · The movie flopped and Laughton never got the chance to direct again.· It was just another so-called "wonder product' that flopped when people failed to buy it.· Despite all the publicity, the show was a flop.· It is the public who decide whether a film will be a hit or a flop. ► bomb informal if a product, play, or performance bombs , it is not successful because people do not like it: · Although the show was a hit in London it bombed on Broadway.· She has had few offers of work since her last movie bombed so spectacularly. ► sink/slump/flop into a chair (=sit down in one in a tired or unhappy way)· Greg groaned and sank into his chair. NOUN► bed· The hand that holds Andy flops on to the bed.· Jen said, flopping on to my bed with her laptop in hand.· He came out and flopped on to the bed. ► chair· Jane flopped forward on her chair and sighed heavily. 1[always + adverb/preposition] to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc:  He flopped down onto the bed. I got home and flopped in front of the TV.2[always + adverb/preposition] to hang or fall loosely, in an uncontrolled way: His head flopped back pathetically.3informal if something such as a product, play, or idea flops, it is not successful because people do not like itflop1 verbflop2 noun flopflop2 noun - "Heaven's Gate" was a box-office flop.
- Gino's party was a total flop.
- Akai tried a similar idea a few years back with their U4 phrase trainer, but that was, surprisingly, a flop.
- But Eo was a monumental flop.
- He had been a flop there too because, after a couple of years, he had left amidst rumours of misconduct.
- Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop.
- The papers screamed superlatives, and La Scala, sulking after a resounding flop with Don Carlos, scowled and spat.
- Windows for Workgroups is a flop, says Rekhi.
► failure noun [countable] someone or something that is not successful: · The book was a complete failure.· I felt a complete failure. ► flop noun [countable] informal something that is not successful because people do not like it – used especially about a film, play, product, or performance: · Despite the hype, the movie was a flop at the box office.· Their next computer was a flop. ► disaster noun [countable] used when saying that something is extremely unsuccessful: · Our first date was a disaster.· Their marriage was a total disaster. ► fiasco noun [countable usually singular] something that is completely unsuccessful and goes very badly wrong – used especially about things that have been officially planned, which go very wrong: · The baggage system broke down on the first day the airport was open. It was a complete fiasco.· The fiasco came close to ending de Gaulle's political career. ► debacle noun [countable usually singular] formal an event or situation that is a complete failure, because it does not happen in the way that it was officially planned: · the banking debacle that has put our economy at risk ► shambles noun [singular] especially British English if a situation or event is a shambles, it is completely unsuccessful because it has been very badly planned or organized, and no one seems to know what to do: · The first few shows were a shambles, but things soon got better. ► washout noun [singular] informal a failure – used when something is so bad that it would be better if it had not happened: · The play wasn’t a complete washout; the acting was okay.· His most recent and ambitious project, a big-budget Hollywood film, was a washout with both critics and audiences alike. ► turkey noun [countable] informal something that is so bad and unsuccessful that you think the people involved should be embarrassed about it – a very informal use: · At the time most people thought the car was a complete turkey.· Since then he has appeared in a string of turkeys. ► disastrous/spectacular etc flop The film was a complete flop. ► sink/slump/flop into a chair (=sit down in one in a tired or unhappy way)· Greg groaned and sank into his chair. NOUN► belly· The rest of the league has been waiting for a belly flop, but the Giants' cagey right-hander refuses to wilt. 1[countable] informal a film, play, product etc that is not successful OPP hitdisastrous/spectacular etc flop The film was a complete flop.2[singular] the movement or noise that something makes when it falls heavily: He fell with a flop into the water. → belly flop |