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# flop

verb (flop, flops, flopped, flopping); noun (a flop, flops)

«flop» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#m1)
2. To flop is to hang down loosely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#m2)
3. A flop is something that fails completely, like a film nobody watches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#m3)
4. To flop is to fail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life tired children flop onto the sofa after school. In stories plans and shows flop. In science a fish flops on the deck out of water. Phrases: flop down, flop onto, a total flop, flip-flops (sandals), belly flop (a dive landing on your tummy).

### Examples

- I flopped onto my bed after the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x1)
- The puppy's ears flop over its eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x2)
- The new film was a flop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x3)
- Our cake flopped and went flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x4)
- The fish flopped about on the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x5)
- He did a belly flop into the pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x6)
- She wore flip-flops to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x7)
- Flop! and the frog appeared out of the water close beside him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/#x8)

### Note

Double the p: flopped, flopping. Informal word. Adjective: floppy (soft and hanging). A flop means the opposite of a hit or success.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flop.html) on Mova free.