flop

flop
I UK [flɒp] / US [flɑp] verb [intransitive]
Word forms "flop":
present tense I/you/we/they flop he/she/it flops present participle flopping past tense flopped past participle flopped
1) to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles and letting your body fall

He got home and flopped into a chair.

flop down:

Jamie flopped down beside me.

2) to move or hang in a loose, heavy, and uncontrolled way

Her long hair flopped down over her eyes.

3) if a play, film, or new product flops, it is completely unsuccessful

II UK [flɒp] / US [flɑp] noun [countable]
Word forms "flop":
singular flop plural flops
1) informal a complete failure

The film was a commercial flop.

2) the movement or sound of something that is not hard or made of metal falling against something else

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