Meaning of 'flop'

adverb

exactly, often suddenly

Example: "I fell flop on my face."

Synonyms: plumb

adverb

with a flopping sound

Example: "We tumbled flop into the mud."

noun

the act of throwing yourself down

Example: "I landed on the bed with a great flop."

Synonyms: collapse

noun

a complete failure

Example: "the play was a dismal flop"

Synonyms: bust fizzle

noun

someone who is unsuccessful

Synonyms: dud washout

noun

an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

Example: "this computer can perform a million flops per second"

Synonyms: floating-point operation

verb

fall suddenly and abruptly

verb

fall loosely

Example: "Tired from my workout, I flopped into my favorite chair."

verb

fail utterly

Synonyms: founder fall through fall flat