 flop |
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| 1. | [ verb ] fall loosely | |
| Examples: | "He flopped into a chair" |
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| Related terms: | collapse | |
| 2. | [ verb ] fall suddenly and abruptly | |
| Related terms: | descend | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (computer science) an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers | |
| Synonyms: | floating-point_operation | |
| Examples: | "this computer can perform a million flops per second" |
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| Related terms: | computer_operation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a complete failure | |
| Synonyms: | bust | |
| Examples: | "the play was a dismal flop" |
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| Related terms: | failure turkey break | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful | |
| Synonyms: | washout dud | |
| Related terms: | loser colloquialism | |
| 6. | [ verb ] fail utterly; collapse | |
| Synonyms: | fall_flat founder fall_through | |
| Examples: | "The project foundered" |
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| Related terms: | fail | |
| 7. | [ adverb ] (informal) exactly | |
| Synonyms: | right | |
| Examples: | "he fell flop on his face" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 8. | [ adverb ] with a flopping sound | |
| Examples: | "he tumbled flop into the mud" |
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| 9. | [ noun ] the act of throwing yourself down | |
| Synonyms: | collapse | |
| Examples: | "he landed on the bed with a great flop" |
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| Related terms: | descent | |
| Similar spelling: |
floppy flip flap Flippo Fulop flub flab |
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