Definition of "flop"
- verb
To fall heavily, because lacking energy.
To fail completely, not to be successful at all (about a movie, play, book, song etc.).
To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer).
- noun
An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down.
A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
A place to stay, sleep or live.
A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.
A unit of measure of processor speed, being one floating-point operation per second.
- adverb
Right, squarely, flat-out.
With a flopping sound.
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