3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flop \Flop\ (fl[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flopped} (fl[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flopping}.] [A variant of flap.] 1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.] --Fielding. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: flop n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" [syn: {floating-point operation}] 2: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: {dud}, {washout}] 3: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn: {bust}] 4: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" [syn: {collapse}] adv 1: with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud" 2: exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn: {right}] v 1: fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" 2: fall suddenly and abruptly 3: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, {fall flat}, {founder}] [also: {flopping}, {flopped}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: flopping See {flop}
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