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- DictionaryFlop/fläp/
verb
- 1. fall, move, or hang in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way: "black hair flopped across his forehead"
- 2. (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally: informal "prime-time dramas that flopped in the US market"
noun
- 1. a heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it: "they hit the ground with a flop"
- 2. a total failure: informal "the play had been a flop"
Flop definition: to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down). See examples of FLOP used in a sentence.
Definition of flop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
v.t. . 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. n. an act of flopping. the sound of flopping; a thud. a failure:The new comedy was a flop.
Noun. Adverb. Filter. verb. flopped, flopping, flops. To move or flap around loosely or clumsily, usually with a thud or thuds. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fall or drop in this way. To flop into a chair. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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.
flap. parts of speech: intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun. features: Word Combinations ( verb, noun ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. film, fish, theater. The meaning of flop. Definition of flop. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
Flop | Meaning in English | Free lesson with examples and pronunciation. Expression. A flop. A “flop” is something that was supposed to be great, but was actually terrible. Explore: Lesson #275 Vocabulary. Keywords: flop. Listen. Slow Audio. Fast Audio. 0:00. Learn. Transcript Quiz Your turn.
