flop (verb)
1flop — ► VERB (flopped, flopping) 1) hang or swing loosely. 2) sit or lie down heavily and clumsily. 3) informal fail totally. ► NOUN 1) a heavy and clumsy fall. 2) informal a total failure …
2flop — [c]/flɒp / (say flop) verb (flopped, flopping) –verb (i) 1. to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud. 2. to fall flat on the surface of water. 3. to yield or break down suddenly. 4. Colloquial …
3flop — /flɒp/ noun a failure or something which has not been successful ● The new model was a flop. ■ verb to fail or not be a success ● The launch of the new shampoo flopped badly. (NOTE: flopping – flopped) …
4flop — /flɒp/ noun a failure, or something which has not been successful ● The new model was a flop. ■ verb to fail or not be a success ● The launch of the new shampoo flopped badly. (NOTE: flopping–flopped) …
5flop — [flɒp ǁ flɑːp] verb flopped PTandPP flopping PRESPART [intransitive] if a product or an attempt to do something flops, it fails completely: • A £16 million rights issue in the company flopped yesterday with only 2.4 % of the 151 million shares on …
6flop — verb (flops, flopping, flopped) 1》 fall, hang, or collapse in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way. 2》 informal (of a performer or show) fail totally. 3》 informal rest or sleep in an improvised place. noun 1》 a heavy, loose, and ungainly fall. 2》… …
7flop — Verb. To fail. Noun. A failure …
8flop — I. verb (flopped; flopping) Etymology: alteration of 2flap Date: 1602 intransitive verb 1. to swing or move loosely ; flap 2. to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner < flopped into the chair …
9flop — [[t]flɒ̱p[/t]] flops, flopping, flopped 1) VERB If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired. [V prep/adv] Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet... [V prep/adv] She… …
10flop — I UK [flɒp] / US [flɑp] verb [intransitive] Word forms flop : present tense I/you/we/they flop he/she/it flops present participle flopping past tense flopped past participle flopped 1) to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles… …
