flop (noun)

  • 21flop — 1. verb 1) he flopped into a chair Syn: collapse, slump, crumple, subside, sink, drop 2) his hair flopped over his eyes Syn: hang (down), dangle, droop, sag, loll 3) informa …

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  • 22flop — 1. verb 1) he flopped into a chair Syn: collapse, slump, crumple, sink, drop 2) his hair flopped over his eyes Syn: hang (down), dangle, droop, sag, loll 3) informal …

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  • 23flop — [flɒp] verb [I] I 1) to sit or lie down in a heavy way by letting your body fall He got home and flopped into a chair.[/ex] 2) to move or hang in a loose way Her long hair flopped down over her eyes.[/ex] 3) informal if a play, film, or new… …

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  • 24flop — /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) …

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  • 25flop — /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) …

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  • 26flop — 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》… …

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  • 27flop — Verb. To fail. Noun. A failure …

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  • 28issue flop — ˈissue ˌflop noun [countable] FINANCE a situation when shares are issued and there are not enough buyers: • There have been two major rights issue flops lately. see also undersubscribed * * * issue flop UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE …

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  • 29belly flop — belly ,flop noun count a way of jumping into water in which the front of the body hits the water, usually in a painful way …

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  • 30belly flop — /ˈbɛli flɒp/ (say belee flop) noun Colloquial → belly buster. Also, bellyflop, belly flopper …