flop

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flop Definition

• (n) an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
• (n) someone who is unsuccessful
• (n) a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
• (n) the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
• (r) with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
• (r) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
• (v) fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
• (v) fall suddenly and abruptly
• (v) fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

flop Synonyms

• bust
• collapse
• dud
• fall flat
• fall through
• floating-point operation
• flop
• founder
• right
• washout