Found 2 items, similar to flop.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: flop flop adv 1: with a flopping sound; “he tumbled flop into the mud” 2: exactly; “he fell flop on his face” [syn: right] v 1: fall loosely; “He flopped into a chair” 2: fall suddenly and abruptly 3: fail utterly; collapse; “The project foundered” [syn: fall through , fall flat, founder] [also: flopping, flopped] flop n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; “this computer can perform a million flops per second” [syn: floating-point operation] 2: someone who is unsuccessful [syn: dud, washout] 3: a complete failure; “the play was a dismal flop” [syn: bust] 4: the act of throwing yourself down; “he landed on the bed with a great flop” [syn: collapse] [also: flopping, flopped]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Flop Flop \Flop\ (fl[o^]p), v. i. 1. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops. [1913 Webster] 2. To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster] Flop \Flop\, n. Act of flopping. [Colloq.] --W. H. Russell. [1913 Webster] Flop \Flop\ (fl[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flopped (fl[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flopping.] [A variant of flap.] 1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.] --Fielding. [1913 Webster]