I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
belly flop
sink/slump/flop into a chair (= sit down in one in a tired or unhappy way )
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Greg groaned and sank into his chair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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bed
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The hand that holds Andy flops on to the bed .
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Jen said, flopping on to my bed with her laptop in hand.
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He came out and flopped on to the bed .
chair
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Jane flopped forward on her chair and sighed heavily.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The musical flopped after its first week on Broadway.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Flustered, she reversed, and the groceries she had bought enroute fell off the back seat and flopped to the floor.
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He flopped on the bench and almost passed out.
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It was better than having your screenplay flopping back on the mat by return of post.
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Mana put a huge amount of money into their boot and binding, but it flopped in the market.
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She sat down on the bed, or rather, she flopped down on it.
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The newspaper slowly unfolded itself on the mat, flopping open to reveal some glossy law magazine that had been placed inside.
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With few exceptions, the new shows have flopped.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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belly
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The rest of the league has been waiting for a belly flop , but the Giants' cagey right-hander refuses to wilt.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Heaven's Gate" was a box-office flop .
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Gino's party was a total flop .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Akai tried a similar idea a few years back with their U4 phrase trainer, but that was, surprisingly, a flop .
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But Eo was a monumental flop .
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He had been a flop there too because, after a couple of years, he had left amidst rumours of misconduct.
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Six years later, one of the federal agencies that administers the program calls it a flop .
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The papers screamed superlatives, and La Scala, sulking after a resounding flop with Don Carlos, scowled and spat.
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Windows for Workgroups is a flop , says Rekhi.