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Flop Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flop? [n] the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [n] a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful [n] an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [adv] (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [adv] with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud" [v] fall suddenly and abruptly [v] fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" [v] fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flop: bust \| collapse \| dud \| fall flat \| fall through \| floating-point operation \| founder \| right \| washout Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flop: also-ran \| alter \| ameliorate \| antimasque \| audience success \| bag \| ballet \| bang \| bankrupt \| be a gas \| be a hit \| be changed \| be converted into \| be renewed \| beat \| beating \| bed \| bicker \| bill \| bomb \| bottom out \| break \| broadcast drama \| bump \| burlesque show \| burst \| bust \| cascade \| cave \| cave in \| change \| charade \| checker \| chop \| chop and change \| clanger \| clap \| clash \| cliff hanger \| closet drama \| collapse \| come about \| come around \| come round \| come to naught \| come to nothing \| comedy drama \| crack \| crap out \| crash \| crawl in \| critical success \| cropper \| crump \| culbute \| daggle \| dance \| dangle \| daytime serial \| debacle \| decline \| degenerate \| depend \| deteriorate \| deviate \| dialogue \| disaster \| dive \| diverge \| diversify \| documentary drama \| doss down \| drabble \| drag \| draggle \| drama \| dramalogue \| dramatic play \| dramatic series \| dramatize \| drape \| draw a blank \| droop \| drop a bomb \| drop down \| drop the ball \| dud \| dull thud \| duodrama \| duologue \| epic theater \| experimental theater \| extravaganza \| fail \| failure \| fall \| fall down \| fall flat \| false alarm \| fan \| feature \| fiasco \| fizzle \| flap \| flat failure \| flick \| flicker \| flip \| flit \| flitter \| flop down \| floperoo \| flow \| flummox \| flump \| flump down \| flutter \| fold \| fold up \| forced landing \| founder \| frost \| gasser \| get left \| give way \| giveaway \| go down \| go pitapat \| Grand Guignol \| gutter \| hang \| hang down \| happening \| haul around \| header \| headline \| hit \| hit show \| hit the hay \| hit the sack \| improve \| improvisational drama \| jibe \| kip down \| knock \| lapse \| lay an egg \| legitimate drama \| lemon \| lop \| lose out \| loser \| lower \| make a hit \| masque \| meliorate \| melodrama \| melodramatize \| minstrel show \| miracle \| miracle play \| mitigate \| modulate \| monodrama \| monologue \| morality \| morality play \| mount \| music drama \| musical revue \| mutate \| mystery \| mystery play \| nod \| not hack it \| not make it \| open \| open a show \| opera \| pageant \| palpitate \| palpitation \| panel show \| pantomime \| Passion play \| pastoral \| pastoral drama \| pend \| piece \| pile in \| pitapat \| pitter-patter \| play \| playlet \| plop \| plop down \| plump \| plunge \| pratfall \| premiere \| present \| preview \| problem play \| produce \| psychodrama \| pulse \| put on \| quiver \| quiz show \| radio drama \| rap \| report \| review \| revive \| revue \| roll in \| sack out \| sack up \| sag \| scenarize \| sensational play \| serial \| set \| set the stage \| settle \| settle down \| shake \| shift \| show \| sink \| sink down \| sitcom \| situation comedy \| sketch \| skit \| slam \| slap \| slat \| slouch \| slump \| slump down \| smack \| soap \| soap opera \| sociodrama \| spectacle \| spill \| splat \| splutter \| sprawl \| sputter \| stage \| stage play \| stage show \| star \| straight drama \| strike out \| stumble \| submerge \| subside \| succeed \| success \| suspense drama \| swag \| swap \| swerve \| swing \| tableau \| tableau vivant \| tack \| take a turn \| take the count \| talk show \| tap \| teleplay \| television drama \| television play \| theater of cruelty \| theatricalize \| throb \| thwack \| Tom show \| topple \| total loss \| total theater \| trail \| trip \| try out \| tumble \| turkey \| turn \| turn aside \| turn in \| turn into \| turn the corner \| undergo a change \| variety show \| vary \| vaudeville \| vaudeville show \| veer \| vehicle \| warp \| wash out \| washout \| wave \| waver \| weep \| whack \| wham \| whap \| whiff \| whomp \| whop \| word-of-mouth success \| work \| worsen See Also \| bomb \| break \| cave in \| collapse \| come down \| computer operation \| descend \| descent \| dud \| fail \| failure \| failure \| fall \| fall in \| founder \| give \| give way \| go down \| go wrong \| loser \| machine operation \| miscarry \| nonstarter \| turkey \| unsuccessful person Flop In Webster's Dictionary \Flop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flopping}.] [A variant of flap.] 1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap. 2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.] --Fielding. \Flop\, v. i. 1. To strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops. 2. To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground. [Colloq.] --Dickens. \Flop\, n. Act of flopping. [Colloq.] --W. H. Russell.

Flop Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flop?

[n] the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
[n] a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
[n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful
[n] an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
[adv] (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
[adv] with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
[v] fall suddenly and abruptly
[v] fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
[v] fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

Flop In Webster's Dictionary

\Flop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flopping}.] [A variant of flap.]
1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail,
   etc.; to flap.

2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.]
   --Fielding.


\Flop\, v. i.
1. To strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish
   with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall;
   as, the brim of a hat flops.

2. To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and
   unexpectedly on the ground. [Colloq.] --Dickens.


\Flop\, n.
Act of flopping. [Colloq.] --W. H. Russell.

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