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- pronunciation:
- flap
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flops, flopping, flopped |
| definition 1: |
to fall down or over in a limp or heavy manner.
His hair flops over his face.She flopped on the bed and began to cry.- similar words:
- plump
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| definition 2: |
to wave or flap loosely or erratically.
The fish flopped in the net. |
| definition 3: |
(informal) to fail completely.
They put a lot of work into the play's production, but it flopped anyway.She flopped as an actress.- antonyms:
- succeed
- similar words:
- fold, miss
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| definition 4: |
(informal) to sleep.
Can I flop on your couch just for tonight? |
| related words: |
collapse, fail, go wrong, loll, sag, trip, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to drop, fall, or flap limply or heavily.
He flopped his laundry on the bed.- similar words:
- plump
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| related words: |
loll, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or sound of flopping.
The fish slipped onto the floor with a flop.- similar words:
- plump
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| definition 2: |
(informal) a complete failure.
The movie was a flop with the critics, but audiences loved it.They'd had success with their first business venture, but their second was a flop.- antonyms:
- bestseller, hit, smash, success
- similar words:
- bust, failure, miss
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| definition 3: |
(informal) a place to sleep.
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| related words: |
bungle, catastrophe, disaster, failure, trip, tumble |
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| derivation: |
flopper (n.) |
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