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.
Origin of flop
First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of flap;def. 11 was first recorded in 1890–95.
Whether ill-judged or simply ahead of its time, the transition was a resounding flop.
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If it’s a flop, we probably will never learn how many people took advantage.
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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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Not surprisingly, the per diem proposal has been a flop since Moran floated it a few weeks ago.
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Smith is pale and gangly, sporting a flop of dirty blond hair and a strikingly deep voice.
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“To call that a flip or a flop would be charitable,” Verma said.
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The superstar comedian’s latest, ‘A Thousand Words,' is set to flop, and his career has gone ice cold.
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Oh, it is fun to make a boat that will flop sideways through the waves.
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Harry was the victor, and his opponent came to bank with a bound and flop.
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Hadn't gone very far, and was getting through a hedge, and dalled if he didn't fall into the pond, flop!
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Missed ye when ye took that flop, and stuck in the tree over yonder.
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It was hard over to starboard at that, so that the Flop simply began turning round and round like a kitten chasing its tail.
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British Dictionary definitions for flop
flop
/ (flɒp) /
verbflops, floppingorflopped
(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)informalto 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) slangto go to sleep
noun
the act of flopping
informala complete failure
US and Canadianslanga place to sleep
athletics See Fosbury flop
the floppokerthe first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em