| Noun | 1. | flop - an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" | |
| 2. | flop - someone who is unsuccessfulcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 3. | flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" bomb, dud, turkey - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" | |
| 4. | flop - the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction | |
| Verb | 1. | flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" | |
| 2. | flop - fall suddenly and abruptlycome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | |
| 3. | flop - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"go wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" | |
| Adv. | 1. | flop - with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud" | |
| 2. | flop - exactly; "he fell flop on his face"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |