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F0193300 (flŏp)v. flopped, flop·ping, flops v.intr.1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily: flop onto the sofa.2. To move about loosely or limply: The dog's ears flopped when it ran.3. Informal To fail utterly: The play flopped.4. Slang a. To rest idly; lounge.b. To go to bed.5. Sports To exaggerate or simulate a fall after contact or near-contact with an opposing player in order to induce a referee to call a penalty; to dive.v.tr.1. To drop or lay (something) down heavily and noisily: flopped the steak onto a platter.2. In certain poker games, to have attained (a hand) as a result of the first three community cards that are dealt face up at the same time: flopped a flush.n.1. The act of flopping.2. The sound made when flopping.3. Informal An utter failure.4. In certain poker games, the first three community cards that are dealt face up at the same time.5. Sports An exaggerated or simulated fall after contact or near-contact with an opposing player in an attempt to induce the referee to call a penalty; a dive.

[Alteration of flap.]

flop′per n.

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F0193300 (flŏp)n. Computers Variant of flops.

flop

(flɒp) vb, flops, flopping or flopped1. (intr) to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly: his head flopped backwards. 2. (when: intr, often foll by into, onto, etc) to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noise: the books flopped onto the floor. 3. (intr) informal to fail; be unsuccessful: the scheme flopped. 4. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to fall flat onto the surface of water, hitting it with the front of the body5. slang (often foll by: out) to go to sleepn6. the act of flopping7. informal a complete failure8. slang US and Canadian a place to sleep9. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics See Fosbury flop10. (Card Games) the flop poker the first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em[C17: variant of flap]

flop

(flɒp)

v. flopped, flop•ping,
n. v.i. 1. to move around in a heavy, clumsy manner. 2. to drop, fall, or turn in a heavy or negligent manner: He flopped down on the couch. 3. to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another. 4. to fail: The play flopped dismally. 5. to flap, as in the wind. 6. Informal. to sleep or be lodged. v.t. 7. to drop with a sudden bump or thud. 8. to move or swing loosely or clumsily; flap: The buzzard flopped its wings. 9. to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair. 10. to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed. n. 11. an act of flopping. 12. the sound of flopping; a thud. 13. a complete failure. 14. Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging. [1595–1605; variant of flap] flop′per, n.

flop

Past participle: flopped
Gerund: flopping

Imperative
flop
flop

Present
I flop
you flop
he/she/it flops
we flop
you flop
they flop

Preterite
I flopped
you flopped
he/she/it flopped
we flopped
you flopped
they flopped

Present Continuous
I am flopping
you are flopping
he/she/it is flopping
we are flopping
you are flopping
they are flopping

Present Perfect
I have flopped
you have flopped
he/she/it has flopped
we have flopped
you have flopped
they have flopped

Past Continuous
I was flopping
you were flopping
he/she/it was flopping
we were flopping
you were flopping
they were flopping

Past Perfect
I had flopped
you had flopped
he/she/it had flopped
we had flopped
you had flopped
they had flopped

Future
I will flop
you will flop
he/she/it will flop
we will flop
you will flop
they will flop

Future Perfect
I will have flopped
you will have flopped
he/she/it will have flopped
we will have flopped
you will have flopped
they will have flopped

Future Continuous
I will be flopping
you will be flopping
he/she/it will be flopping
we will be flopping
you will be flopping
they will be flopping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flopping
you have been flopping
he/she/it has been flopping
we have been flopping
you have been flopping
they have been flopping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
he/she/it will have been flopping
we will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
they will have been flopping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flopping
you had been flopping
he/she/it had been flopping
we had been flopping
you had been flopping
they had been flopping

Conditional
I would flop
you would flop
he/she/it would flop
we would flop
you would flop
they would flop

Past Conditional
I would have flopped
you would have flopped
he/she/it would have flopped
we would have flopped
you would have flopped
they would have flopped

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flop - an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"floating-point operationcomputer operation, machine operation - an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform
	2.	flop - someone who is unsuccessful dud, washoutcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechnonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
	3.	flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"bust, fizzlefailure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"bomb, dud, turkey - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
	4.	flop - the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"collapsedescent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Verb	1.	flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	2.	flop - fall suddenly and abruptlycome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	3.	flop - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"fall flat, fall through, foundergo wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
Adv.	1.	flop - with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
	2.	flop - exactly; "he fell flop on his face"rightcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

flop

verb1. slump, fall, drop, collapse, sink, tumble, topple She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa.2. hang down, hang, dangle, sag, droop, hang limply His hair flopped over his left eye.3. (Informal) fail, close, bomb (U.S. & Canad. slang), fold (informal), founder, fall short, fall flat, come to nothing, come unstuck, misfire, go belly-up (slang), go down like a lead balloon (informal) The film flopped badly at the box office.
fail work, make it (informal), succeed, triumph, flourish, prosper, have legs (informal), make a hitnoun1. (Informal) failure, disaster, loser, fiasco, debacle, washout (informal), cockup (Brit. slang), nonstarter The public decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
failure hit, success, triumph

flop

verb1. To drop or sink heavily and noisily:plop, plump, plunk.2. To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly:droop, loll, lop, sag, slouch, wilt.3. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:beat, flap, flitter, flutter, waggle, wave.4. Informal. To be unsuccessful:choke, fail, fall through.Informal: fall down.Slang: bomb.Idioms: fail of success, fall short.5. Slang. To go to bed:bed (down), retire.Informal: turn in.Slang: crash.Idioms: call it a night, hit the hay.nounInformal. One that fails completely:bust, failure, fiasco, loser, washout.Informal: dud, lemon.Slang: bomb.

Translations

失败猛然跌倒或坐下簌簌下垂跳动

flop

(flop) verb – past tense, past participle flopped – 1. to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily. She flopped into an armchair.猛然跌倒或坐下2. to hang or swing about loosely. Her hair flopped over her face.簌簌下垂3. (of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful. the play flopped. （戏剧的）失败 noun1. (a) flopping movement. 跳动2. a failure. The show was a complete flop.失败ˈfloppy adjective tending to flop; flopping. a floppy hat. 下垂的，邋遢的 ˌfloppy ˈdisk noun a small computer disk for storing information. 软盘

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flip-flop

1. To completely change one's opinion or stance. Primarily heard in US. The voters were tired of hearing the candidate flip-flop and felt they could not trust him to stick with one position. I used to hold a staunch view about the case, but then I flip-flopped after hearing the other side's testimony.2. noun A complete change in opinion or stance. There have been several flip-flops among the candidates during the campaign, with some changing their stance more than once!3. noun A thong sandal. Often used in the plural to refer to the pair. Don't forget your flip-flops when we go to the beach, or you'll have to walk on the hot sand barefoot!

cow chip

slang A piece of cow feces. Watch out for cow chips when walking through that field.See also: chip, cow

do an about-face

To suddenly and completely turn or change one's direction. This phrase can describe one's physical movement or a change in concept. She did an about-face and walked back up the steps once she saw that the subway wasn't running. Based on the reactions we got from test audiences, we need to do an about-face with the movie's plot.

flop account

An Instagram account intended to facilitate discussion of a particular topic or range of topics (such as fandom, politics, or social issues), typically exclusively by teens, who often administer such accounts collaboratively. The term derives from the common practice of posting "flops," things presented for ridicule or criticism. More and more teens are turning to flop accounts to debate sensitive issues.See also: account, flop

cow flop

Cow feces. Watch out for cow flops when you're out by the barn.See also: cow, flop

flop around

To flail or otherwise move around awkwardly. He must be having a nightmare, judging by how he's flopping around in his bed. The fish flopped around on dry land.See also: around, flop

flop as (something)

To fail in a particular role or pursuit. You have an angelic voice, so there's no way you'll flop as a singer! I flopped as a manager because I just couldn't seem to motivate my team.See also: flop

flop down

1. To fling or plop oneself down onto some surface or thing. I knocked a few pillows onto the floor when I flopped down on the couch. As soon as Paulina flopped down onto the bed with a big sigh, I knew that her date must not have gone well.2. To plop something down onto some surface or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "flop" and "down." Once I realized she was angry with me, I flopped her Valentine's present down and left.See also: down, flop

flop down on(to) (something)

flop into (something)

To fling or plop oneself down into something. I knocked a few pillows onto the floor when I flopped into the armchair.See also: flop

flop over

To turn someone or something over roughly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flop" and "over." As soon as the lifeguard flopped the boy over, he started coughing up water. Hey, don't just flop that over—it's breakable!See also: flop, over

flophouse

slang An inexpensive, shabby place of lodging. Ew, we can't stay in a flophouse like that, no matter how cheap it is. It's probably infested with bedbugs!

cow chip

and cow pie; cow patty; cow flopInf. a piece of cow manure. The pioneers didn't have much wood, so they burned dried cow chips. How did that big ol' cow pie get in the middle of my flower bed? Tom slipped on a cow patty.See also: chip, cow

flop around

[for something] to turn around awkwardly; [for a fish out of water] to squirm and flap. The hose flopped around, throwing water first this way and then that, knocking down plants as it flopped. A number of fish flopped around in the bottom of the boat.See also: around, flop

flop as something

to be a failure in a particular aspect of something in one's life or career. He flopped as an actor. I don't want to flop as a public speaker.See also: flop

flop down

to sit down heavily or awkwardly. Be graceful. Don't just flop down! When I reached the chair, all I could do was flop down.See also: down, flop

flop into something

[for someone] to fall or drop into something, such as bed, a chair, a bathtub, etc. Maggie flopped into the chair and slipped off her shoes. Tom flopped into bed and fell fast asleep.See also: flop

flop someone or something over

to turn someone or something over, awkwardly or carelessly. They flopped the unconscious man over, searching for his identification. They flopped over the injured man.See also: flop, over

flop something down on(to) something

and flop something downto drop or slap something down on something. She flopped the liver down on the cutting board. She flopped down the raw meat.See also: down, flop, on

do an about-face

Also, do a flip-flop or one-eighty . Reverse one's opinion or course of action. For example, The board did an about-face on acquiring more land, or We expected Dad to do a flip-flop concerning our vacation plans, or They had relied on Jim to vote for Harry, but he did a one-eighty and cast his vote for the incumbent . The first term, alluding to the army command to turn around, dates from the first half of the 1900s, and the variants from the second half of the 1900s (the last refers to a 180-degree change of direction).

cow flop

and cow plop n. a mass of cow dung. Mrs. Wilson is out in the pasture gathering cow flops for her garden. When walking out on the range land, we try to avoid “cow plops,” as the wranglers call them. See also: cow, flop

flip-flop

1. n. a reversal. The president denied making a flip-flop. He said he simply forgot his earlier position. 2. n. the return trip of a long journey. (see also flip side.) Didn’t we chat on the flip-flop last week? 3. in. to change direction or intensity. Jed flip-flopped twice in the evening, leaving us where we started. 4. in. to waver in one’s decisions. Well, you just flip-flop all you want. I know what I want.

flop

1. n. a failure. The play was a flop. The entire audience left during the second act. 2. n. a place to sleep for the night; a bed in a flophouse. The old man was looking for a flop for the night.

flophouse

n. a very cheap hotel offering only rows of beds. This place is a flophouse! I won’t stay here for a moment.

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verb slump

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verb hang down

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verb fail

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noun failure

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verb to drop or sink heavily and noisily

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verb to hang limply, loosely, and carelessly

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verb to move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down

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verb to be unsuccessful

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verb to go to bed

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noun one that fails completely

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noun an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

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noun someone who is unsuccessful

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noun a complete failure

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noun the act of throwing yourself down

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verb fall loosely

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verb fall suddenly and abruptly

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