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- [flop]
- /flɒp/
- /flɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flop]
- /flɒp/
Definitions of flop word
- verb without object flop to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch. 1
- verb without object flop to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over). 1
- verb without object flop to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally. 1
- verb without object flop Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house. 1
- verb without object flop to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs. 1
- verb with object flop to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair. 1
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Origin of flop
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; 1890-95 for def 11; variant of flap
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flop
verb flop
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- dangle — If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
noun flop
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- dud — a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- washout — a washing out of earth, gravel, etc., by water, as from an embankment or a roadway by heavy rain or by a flash flood.
- fiasco — a complete and ignominious failure.
- turkey — a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
Antonyms for flop
verb flop
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
noun flop
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
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