flop

//flɒp//
B2Frequency Level 11Colloquial
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Verb

flopInfinitive
flopPresent tense
floppedPast tense
floppedPast participle
floppingPresent participle
flopsThird-person singular
1

To fall, drop, or hang heavily and loosely.

She flopped onto the sofa after a long day at work.

2

To fail completely, especially in terms of a performance, product, or endeavor.

The movie flopped at the box office despite the huge budget.

3

To sit or lie down heavily and clumsily.

After a long day at work, she flopped onto the couch.

Noun

flopSingular
flopsPlural
1

A complete failure, especially of a movie, play, or product.

The movie was a flop at the box office.

2

A heavy, loose, or clumsy fall or movement.

He landed on the bed with a flop.

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