flop (noun)

  • 41mop-and-flop — noun an application procedure in which roofing elements (insulation boards, felt plies, cap sheets, etc.) are initially placed upside down adjacent to their ultimate location; coated with adhesive or bitumen; and turned over and adhered to the… …

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  • 42belly flop — noun (C) a way of jumping into water, in which the front of your body falls flat against the surface of the water bellyflop verb (I) …

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  • 43ˈflip-ˌflop — noun [C] a rubber shoe without a top or back, held to your foot by a STRAP in the shape of a ‘V that goes between your toes …

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  • 44fish flop — noun 1. : a semiaerial tumbling stunt consisting of a backward roll into a headstand followed immediately by the easing of the body down onto the chest, belly, and thighs and finishing in a stand 2. : a somersault with flipping of the feet in the …

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  • 45flip-flop circuit — noun : an electronic circuit with two permanently stable conditions (as when one electron tube is conducting while the other is cut off) so that conduction is switched from one to the other by successive pulses …

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  • 46flip-flop — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flip flop : singular flip flop plural flip flops 1) a rubber shoe without a top or back, held to your foot by a strap in the shape of a V that goes between your toes 2) mainly American informal an instance of …

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  • 47flip-flop — I. v informal To alternate the positions of; exchange the places of; switch. The football coach had one play in which he flip flopped his left halfback and fullback. II. noun informal A complete change; a switch from one thing to an entirely… …

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  • 48bel|ly|flop — «BEHL ee FLOP», verb, flopped, flop|ping, noun, adverb. Slang. bellywhop …

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  • 49flip-flop — flip ,flop1 verb intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to change your opinion completely in a way that annoys other people: It is clear why the President flip flopped on healthcare reform right before the election. flip flop flip ,flop 2 noun count 1. ) …

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  • 50flip-flop — flip flops, flip flopping, flip flopped 1) N PLURAL Flip flops are open shoes which are held on your feet by a strap that goes between your toes. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use thongs) 2) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone, especially… …

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