flopped (verb)

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• 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 — [[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

• 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

• 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

• flop — I UK [flɒp] / US [flɑp] verb [intransitive] Word forms flop : present tense I/you/we/they flop he/she/it flops present participle flopping past tense flopped past participle flopped 1) to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles… …   English dictionary

• flop — flop1 [ flap ] verb intransitive 1. ) to sit or lie down in a heavy way by relaxing your muscles and letting your body fall: He came home and flopped into a chair. flop down: Jamie flopped down beside me. 2. ) to move or hang in a loose, heavy,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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 — 1. verb 1) he flopped into a chair Syn: collapse, slump, crumple, subside, sink, drop 2) his hair flopped over his eyes Syn: hang (down), dangle, droop, sag, loll 3) informa …   Thesaurus of popular words

• flop — 1. verb 1) he flopped into a chair Syn: collapse, slump, crumple, sink, drop 2) his hair flopped over his eyes Syn: hang (down), dangle, droop, sag, loll 3) informal …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• 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