Flop

[flɒp] or [flɑp]

Definition

(noun.) the act of throwing yourself down; 'he landed on the bed with a great flop'.

(noun.) a complete failure; 'the play was a dismal flop'.

(noun.) someone who is unsuccessful.

(verb.) fall suddenly and abruptly.

(verb.) fall loosely; 'He flopped into a chair'.

(adv.) with a flopping sound; 'he tumbled flop into the mud'.

Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.

(v. t.) To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat.

(v. i.) 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.

(v. i.) To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground.

(n.) Act of flopping.

Typed by Hester

Definition

v.t. to cause to hang down.—v.i. to plump down suddenly: to break down.—n. a fall plump on the ground.—adv. Flop′pily.—n. Flop′piness.—adj. Flop′py.

Inputed by Celia