flop

Meaning

1. To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
2. To cause to drop heavily.
3. (informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
4. To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
5. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
6. To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.
7. (slang) To stay, sleep or live in a place.
8. To flip; to reverse (an image).
9. (slang) To deny someone parole.

floating-point operation

flop around

turkey

go kaput

be unsuccessful

fail miserably

flop down

place to sleep

with a bang

with a clash

failed creative work

grow lean

sound throwing soft substance

non event

a near miss

sleeping spot

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɒp/

Recorded since 1602, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound

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The show was a

flop from the very start .

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