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Flop

flɒp

Flop definitions

verb

Inflections:

flops flopping flopped flop

fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way

"his blond hair flopped over his eyes"

Synonyms:
hang (down) drop hang loosely/limply dangle droop sag flap loll
- sit or lie down heavily and suddenly, especially when very tired
  
  "Liz flopped down into the armchair"
- rest or sleep in a specified place
  
  "I'm going to flop here for the night"
- deliberately fall or stumble in order to give the appearance of being fouled by an opponent
  
  "nearly everyone watching the game in Chicago believed James flopped"
(of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally

"the show flopped in London"

Synonyms:
be unsuccessful fail not work fall flat founder misfire backfire be a disappointment do badly lose money be a disaster meet with disaster come to grief miss the mark run aground

noun

Inflections:

flop flops

a heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it

"they hit the ground with a flop"
a total failure

"the play had been a flop"

Synonyms:
failure disaster debacle catastrophe loser
a cheap place to sleep