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   Flop

   /fläp/

   

   verb

   • 1. fall, move, or hang in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way: "black hair flopped across his forehead" Similar hang (down)drophang loosely/limplydangledroopsagflaploll
   • ▪ sit or lie down heavily or suddenly in a specified place, especially when very tired: "Liz flopped down into the armchair" Similar collapseslumpcrumplesubsidesinkdropfalltumble
   • ▪ rest or sleep in a specified place: informal "I'm going to flop here for the night"
   • ▪ deliberately fall or stumble in order to give the appearance of being fouled by an opponent: informal "nearly everyone watching the game in Chicago believed James flopped"
   • 2. (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally: informal "prime-time dramas that flopped in the US market" Similar be unsuccessfulfailnot workfall flatfoundermisfirebackfirebe a disappointmentdo badlylose moneybe a disastermeet with disastercome to griefmiss the markrun agroundinformal:bombbellyflopfoldflatlinego to the wallcome a croppergo down like a lead balloonbite the dustblow up in someone's facetankOpposite be successful

   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"
   • 3. a cheap place to sleep. informal US

   Word Origin early 17th century: variant of flap.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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