Definition: the act of throwing yourself down
Usage: he landed on the bed with a great flop
Similar words: descent
Definition: the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Definition: a complete failure
Usage: the play was a dismal flop
Similar words: failure
Definition: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Usage: the surprise party was a complete failure
Definition: someone who is unsuccessful
Similar words: unsuccessful person, failure, loser, nonstarter
Definition: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
Synonyms: floating-point operation, flop
Definition: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
Usage: this computer can perform a million flops per second
Similar words: computer operation, machine operation
Definition: an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform
Synonyms: flop
Definition: fall suddenly and abruptly
Similar words: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Synonyms: flop
Definition: fall loosely
Usage: He flopped into a chair
Similar words: founder, fall in, break, cave in, collapse, give, give way
Definition: break down, literally or metaphorically
Usage: The wall collapsed; The business collapsed; The dam broke; The roof collapsed; The wall gave in; The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Synonyms: fall flat, fall through, flop, founder
Definition: fail utterly; collapse
Usage: The project foundered
Similar words: fail, miscarry, go wrong
Definition: be unsuccessful
Usage: Where do today's public schools fail?; The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably