Definitions for flop

Definitions for (noun) flop

Main entry: collapse, flop

Definition: the act of throwing yourself down

Usage: he landed on the bed with a great flop


Main entry: bust, flop, fizzle

Definition: a complete failure

Usage: the play was a dismal flop


Main entry: flop, washout, dud

Definition: someone who is unsuccessful


Main entry: floating-point operation, flop

Definition: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

Usage: this computer can perform a million flops per second


Definitions for (verb) flop

Main entry: flop

Definition: fall suddenly and abruptly


Main entry: flop

Definition: fall loosely

Usage: He flopped into a chair


Main entry: fall flat, fall through, flop, founder

Definition: fail utterly; collapse

Usage: The project foundered


Definitions for (adv) flop

Main entry: right, flop

Definition: exactly

Usage: he fell flop on his face


Main entry: flop

Definition: with a flopping sound

Usage: he tumbled flop into the mud


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