flopping (verb)
1flop — [c]/flɒp / (say flop) verb (flopped, flopping) –verb (i) 1. to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud. 2. to fall flat on the surface of water. 3. to yield or break down suddenly. 4. Colloquial …
2belly-flop — verb dive so that one hits the water with one s belly • Topics: ↑water sport, ↑aquatics • Hypernyms: ↑dive • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP * * * …
3flop — 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》… …
4flop — I. verb (flopped; flopping) Etymology: alteration of 2flap Date: 1602 intransitive verb 1. to swing or move loosely ; flap 2. to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner < flopped into the chair …
5flip-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… …
6flop — 1 verb flopped, flopping (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) also flop down to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc (+ in/onto/across etc): “I m exhausted,” said Max, flopping into a chair. 2 (always +… …
7flop — [[t]flɒ̱p[/t]] flops, flopping, flopped 1) VERB If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired. [V prep/adv] Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet... [V prep/adv] She… …
8Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008 — Infobox U.S. federal election campaign, 2008 committee = Rudy Giuliani for President 2008 campaign = U.S. presidential election, 2008 candidate = Rudy Giuliani Mayor of New York City 1994 ndash;2001 cand id = P00003251 fec date = 2007 12 31… …
9flop — [flɒp ǁ flɑːp] verb flopped PTandPP flopping PRESPART [intransitive] if a product or an attempt to do something flops, it fails completely: • A £16 million rights issue in the company flopped yesterday with only 2.4 % of the 151 million shares on …
10belly flop — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whop, ↑belly whopper • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * I. noun …
