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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.
The meaning of FLOP is to swing or move loosely : flap. How to use flop in a sentence.
FLOP meaning: 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 plump down or fall suddenly, often making a noise, as in After the long hike, Sasha flopped on the grass to rest. To flop can also mean to drop something with a sudden bump, as in Dola flopped her books to the floor to make room on the desk.
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.
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.
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.
