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- Dictionaryflop/flɒp/
verb
- 1. fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way: "his blond hair flopped over his eyes" Similar
- 2. (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally: informal "the show flopped in London" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it: "they hit the ground with a flop"
- 2. a total failure: informal "the play had been a flop"
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FLOP definition: 1. to fall or drop heavily: 2. If a book, play, film, etc. flops, it is not successful: 3. a…. Learn more.
To flop is to drop or hang heavily and loosely. If you're exhausted at the end of the day, you might flop into a chair as soon as you walk into your house. Your long hair might flop into your eyes, and if you catch a fish, you'll have to watch it flop around in your boat before it stops breathing.
Flop definition: to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down). See examples of FLOP used in a sentence.
The meaning of FLOP is to swing or move loosely : flap. How to use flop in a sentence. to swing or move loosely : flap; to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner; to change or turn suddenly…
to fall or drop heavily: flop over Hugh's hair keeps flopping over his eyes. flop into She flopped into the chair with a loud sigh. flop down When she gets home from school, she's so tired all she can do is flop down in front of the television. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Moving downward.
1. (intransitive) to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly. his head flopped backwards. 2. (when intr, often foll by into, onto, etc) to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noise. the books flopped onto the floor. 3. (intransitive) informal.
vb, flops, flopping or flopped. 1. ( intr) to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly: his head flopped backwards. 2. (when: intr, often foll by into, onto, etc) to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noise: the books flopped onto the floor.
Definition of flop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a movement towards the ground, or the noise someone or something makes as they fall down: She fell onto the bed with a flop. (Definition of flop from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of flop. in Chinese (Traditional) 落下, 重重地落下（或掉下）, 失敗… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 落下, 重重地落下（或掉下）, 失败… See more.
verb. flopped, flopping, flops. To move or flap around loosely or clumsily, usually with a thud or thuds. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fall or drop in this way. To flop into a chair. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
