flop (noun)

  • 31flip-flop — /ˈflɪp flɒp / (say flip flop) noun 1. an electronic circuit which alternates polarity. 2. Computers a simple electronic circuit that changes from one stable state to another as it receives a pulse and then back again; used to store binary digits …

  • 32foot flop — /ˈfʊt flɒp/ (say foot flop) noun → foot drop …

  • 33Fosbury flop — /fɒzbəri ˈflɒp/ (say fozbuhree flop) noun a style of high jumping in which the athlete clears the jump facing upwards with his or her back to the bar, and lands on his or her back on the mat. {named after Richard Fosbury, born 1947, US gold… …

  • 34flip-flop — ► NOUN 1) a light sandal with a thong that passes between the big and second toes. 2) Electronics a switching circuit which works by changing between two stable states. ► VERB ▪ move with a flapping sound or motion …

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  • 35Gandhi's flip-flop — Noun. A very dry environment. Used in phrases like my mouth is like Gandhis flip flop. Other parts of one s anatomy that are likened to Gandhi s flip flop include the throat or tongue …

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  • 36belly flop — noun Date: 1895 a dive (as into water or in coasting prone on a sled) in which the front of the body strikes flat against another surface called also belly flopper • belly flop intransitive verb …

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  • 37flip-flop — noun Date: 1600 1. the sound or motion of something flapping loosely 2. a. a backward handspring b. a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy) 3. a usually electronic device or a circuit (as in a computer) capable of assuming either of two… …

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  • 38flip-flop — noun 1》 a light sandal with a thong that passes between the big and second toes. 2》 N. Amer. a backward somersault or handspring. 3》 N. Amer. informal an abrupt reversal of policy. 4》 Electronics a switching circuit which works by changing… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 39belly flop — noun A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by ones abdomen. Syn: belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper …

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  • 40Fosbury flop — noun A high jump technique in which the jumper arches the back over the bar …

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