FLOP


Meaning of FLOP in English

/ flɒp; NAmE flɑːp/ verb , noun

■ verb ( -pp- ) [ v ]

1.

flop into / on sth | flop (down / back) to sit or lie down in a heavy and sudden way because you are very tired :

Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair.

2.

[+ adv. / prep. ] to fall, move or hang in a heavy or awkward way, without control :

Her hair flopped over her eyes.

The young man flopped back, unconscious.

The fish were flopping around in the bottom of the boat.

3.

( informal ) to be a complete failure :

The play flopped on Broadway.

■ noun

a film / movie, play, party, etc. that is not successful

OPP hit

—see also bellyflop

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: variant of flap .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.