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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.
1. : to swing or move loosely : flap. 2. : to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner. flopped into the chair. 3. : to change or turn suddenly. 4. : to go to bed. a place to flop at night. 5. : to fail completely. the play flopped. transitive verb. : to move or drop heavily or noisily : cause to flop. flopped the bundles down.
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.
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.
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.
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.
flop in British English. (flɒp ) verb Word forms: flops, flopping, flopped. 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.
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.
Definition of flop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
