[flop] vb flopped ; flop.ping [alter. of
[2]flap] vi (1602) 1: to swing or move loosely: flap
2: to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner "flopped into the chair"
3: to change or turn suddenly
4: to go to bed "a place to ~ at night"
5: to fail completely "the play flopped" ~ vt: to move or drop heavily or noisily: cause to flop "flopped the bundles down" "~ the rag over" -- flop.per n
[2]flop adv (1728): right, squarely "fell ~ on my face" [3]flop n (1823) 1: an act or sound of flopping
2: a complete failure 3 slang: a place to sleep; esp: flophouse
4: dung "cow ~"; also: a piece of dung