flop (noun)
51belly flop — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms belly flop : singular belly flop plural belly flops a way of jumping into water in which the front of the body hits the water, usually in a painful way …
52bel|ly|flop|per — «BEHL ee FLOP uhr», noun. = bellywhopper. (Cf. ↑bellywhop) …
53flip-flop — 1. noun /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/ a) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour. b) An instance of flip flopping, of repeatedly changing ones stated opinion about a matter. Syn: jandal, thong 2 …
54flip-flop — 1 noun (C) a type of open shoe, usually made of rubber, with only a V shaped band across the front to hold your feet; thongs (2) AmE 2 verb (I) AmE informal to change your opinion about something …
55high jump — noun 1. a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑field event 2. the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑jumping • Hyponyms: ↑Fosbury flop * * * …
56floppy — /ˈflɒpi/ (say flopee) adjective (floppier, floppiest) 1. tending to flop. –noun 2. → floppy disk. {flop + p + y1} –floppily, adverb –floppiness, noun …
57whop — [c]/wɒp/ (say wop) Colloquial –verb (whopped, whopping) –verb (t) 1. to throw with force; pitch, or dash. 2. to strike forcibly. 3. to defeat soundly, as in a contest. 4. to strike out or move suddenly. –verb (i) 5. to plump suddenly down; flop.… …
58change of mind — noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision • Syn: ↑reversal, ↑flip flop, ↑turnabout, ↑turnaround • Derivationally related forms: ↑flip flop (for: ↑flip flop), ↑ …
59reversal — noun 1. a change from one state to the opposite state (Freq. 1) there was a reversal of autonomic function • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse • Hypernyms: ↑change of state • Hyponyms: ↑regres …
60turnabout — noun 1. a decision to reverse an earlier decision • Syn: ↑reversal, ↑change of mind, ↑flip flop, ↑turnaround • Derivationally related forms: ↑flip flop (for: ↑flip flop), ↑ …
