26984 words

flop

10 definitions • 15 examples
1
to fall or drop heavily:

Examples:

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.
2
If a book, play, film, etc. flops, it is not successful:

Examples:

Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller.
3
a failure:

Examples:

complete flop The play was a complete flop.
total flop The first dinner she cooked him was a total flop.
4
an occasion when someone or something falls or drops heavily:

Examples:

He fell with a flop on the bed.
5
to fall or drop heavily:

Examples:

A newborn baby’s head flops backward if you don’t support it.
6
to fail:

Examples:

Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller.
7
a failure:

Examples:

The movie was a complete flop.
8
a heavy drop or fall:

Examples:

He fell with a flop on the bed.
9

Examples:

The film was the first commercial flop of the director's career.
a complete/total/expensive flop The new mobile technology turned out to be an expensive flop.
10
to be unsuccessful:

Examples:

Many of the big internet companies in the US have flopped badly in China.

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