flopping (verb)

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• flop — [c]/flɒp / (say flop) verb (flopped, flopping) –verb (i) 1. to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud. 2. to fall flat on the surface of water. 3. to yield or break down suddenly. 4. Colloquial …  

• belly-flop — verb dive so that one hits the water with one s belly • Topics: ↑water sport, ↑aquatics • Hypernyms: ↑dive • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• flop — verb (flops, flopping, flopped) 1》 fall, hang, or collapse in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way. 2》 informal (of a performer or show) fail totally. 3》 informal rest or sleep in an improvised place. noun 1》 a heavy, loose, and ungainly fall. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• flop — I. verb (flopped; flopping) Etymology: alteration of 2flap Date: 1602 intransitive verb 1. to swing or move loosely ; flap 2. to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner < flopped into the chair …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• flip-flop — flip flops, flip flopping, flip flopped 1) N PLURAL Flip flops are open shoes which are held on your feet by a strap that goes between your toes. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use thongs) 2) VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone, especially… …   English dictionary

• flop — 1 verb flopped, flopping (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) also flop down to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc (+ in/onto/across etc): “I m exhausted,” said Max, flopping into a chair. 2 (always +… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flop — [[t]flɒ̱p[/t]] flops, flopping, flopped 1) VERB If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired. [V prep/adv] Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet... [V prep/adv] She… …   English dictionary

• Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign, 2008 — Infobox U.S. federal election campaign, 2008 committee = Rudy Giuliani for President 2008 campaign = U.S. presidential election, 2008 candidate = Rudy Giuliani Mayor of New York City 1994 ndash;2001 cand id = P00003251 fec date = 2007 12 31… …   Wikipedia

• flop — [flɒp ǁ flɑːp] verb flopped PTandPP flopping PRESPART [intransitive] if a product or an attempt to do something flops, it fails completely: • A £16 million rights issue in the company flopped yesterday with only 2.4 % of the 151 million shares on …   Financial and business terms

• belly flop — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whop, ↑belly whopper • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * I. noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Glossary of poker terms — The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. It supplements the Glossary of card terms. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. This is not intended to be a formal …   Wikipedia