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flop
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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. flop
  2. flop-eared
  3. flop sweat
  4. belly flop
  5. fish flop
  6. flip-flop
  7. flip-flop circuit
  8. flippity-flop
  9. flip-flap
  10. work and tumble
  11. work-and-tumble

1flop

verb \ˈfläp\
floppedflop·ping

Definition of FLOP

intransitive verb
1
: to swing or move loosely : flap
2
: to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner <flopped into the chair>
3
: to change or turn suddenly
4
: to go to bed <a place to flop at night>
5
: to fail completely <the play flopped>
transitive verb
: to move or drop heavily or noisily : cause to flop <flopped the bundles down>
— flop·per noun
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Examples of FLOP

  1. He flopped down onto the bed.
  2. She flopped into the chair with a sigh.
  3. All of their attempts have flopped miserably.
  4. The curtains were flopping around in the breeze.

Origin of FLOP

alteration of 2flap
First Known Use: 1602

Related to FLOP

Synonyms
flump, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk)
Antonyms
click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out

Rhymes with FLOP

bop, chap, chop, clop, cop, crop, drop, fop, glop, hop, knop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, scop, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, top, whop

2flop

adverb

Definition of FLOP

: right, squarely <fell flop on my face>

First Known Use of FLOP

1728

3flop

noun

Definition of FLOP

1
: an act or sound of flopping
2
: a complete failure <the movie was a flop>
3
slang : a place to sleep; especially : flophouse
4
: dung <cow flop>; also : a piece of dung
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Examples of FLOP

  1. The movie was a total flop.
  2. It fell to the ground with a flop.

First Known Use of FLOP

1823

Related to FLOP

Synonyms
bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, fiasco, fizzle, failure, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout
Antonyms
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

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