flop

flop · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To fall, drop, or throw oneself down heavily or clumsily.

  2. 2.

    To fail completely, especially of a film, book, or product.

  3. 3.

    (as noun) A complete failure.

  4. 4.

    (as noun) A floppy or dropping movement.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    belly flop — a dive landing flat on the stomach
  • •
    flip-flop — to change one's opinion; a type of sandal

Related words

Antonyms: succeed, thrive, triumph
See also: collapse, fail, success
Synonyms: bomb, collapse, fail

Etymology

Imitative origin (onomatopoeia), representing the sound of something dropping or falling heavily.