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Flop — (fl[o^]p), v. i. 1. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops. [1913 Webster] 2. To fall, sink, or throw one s self, heavily, clumsily, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
about-face — n 1. reversal, turnabout, turnaround, rightabout, switch, Sl. switcheroo, Inf. flip flop, Inf. a 180°; backtracking, back pedaling; change of heart, second thought, Inf. a different tune or song; tergiversation. 2. retraction, retractation,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Flop (poker) — In poker, the flop refers to the dealing of the first three face up cards to the board, or to those three cards themselves, in community card poker variants, particularly Texas hold em and Omaha hold em.The three cards are dealt simultaneously… … Wikipedia
flop — 1. verb a) To fall heavily, because lacking energy. He flopped down in front of the television as he was exhausted from work. b) To fail completely, not to be successful at all (about a movie, play, book, song etc.) … Wiktionary
Flop (basketball) — In basketball, flop is a derogatory term that refers to a defensive player intentionally falling backward to the floor upon physical contact with an offensive player. The hope is that it will appear to the official that the defensive player was… … Wikipedia
flop — v., n., & adv. v.intr. (flopped, flopping) 1 sway about heavily or loosely (hair flopped over his face). 2 move in an ungainly way (flopped along the beach in flippers). 3 (often foll. by down, on, into) sit, kneel, lie, or fall awkwardly or… … Useful english dictionary
about face — Synonyms and related words: about turn, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthoughts, alchemy, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, assimilation, assumption, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up,… … Moby Thesaurus
flop — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, also ran, alter, ameliorate, antimasque, audience success, bag, ballet, bang, bankrupt, be a gas, be a hit, be changed, be converted into, be renewed, beat, beating, bed, bicker,… … Moby Thesaurus
about-face — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. turnabout, reversal, volte face. See inversion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. reversal, reverse, turnabout, turnaround, rightabout face, switch, shift, U turn, rightabout, volte face (French), change of heart … English dictionary for students
Flip-flop (politics) — A flip flop (used mostly in the United States) or a U turn (used in the United Kingdom) is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion by a public official, sometimes while trying to claim that both positions are consistent with each… … Wikipedia
Flip-flop (electronics) — An SR latch, constructed from a pair of cross coupled NOR gates. Red and black mean logical 1 and 0 , respectively. In electronics, a flip flop or latch is a circuit that has two stable states and can be used to store state information. The… … Wikipedia
