Flop
verb
To fall or drop down heavily.
The tired dog flop down on the bed.
Often appears as...
- flop down
- flop into bed
noun
A complete failure.
The film was a total flop at the box office.
Often appears as...
- a box-office flop
- a financial flop
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To fail completely.
His new play flopped on the first night.
Often appears as...
- flop at the box office
- flop on the first night
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Move in a loose, heavy and uncontrolled way.
His hat flopped over his eyes.
Often appears as...
- flop over
- flop around
noun
A part of a book, document or series.
The third flop in the series was the most exciting.
verb
To fall or drop down heavily.
The tired dog flop down on the bed.
Often appears as...
- flop down
- flop into bed
noun
A complete failure.
The film was a total flop at the box office.
Often appears as...
- a box-office flop
- a financial flop
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To fail completely.
His new play flopped on the first night.
Often appears as...
- flop at the box office
- flop on the first night
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
Move in a loose, heavy and uncontrolled way.
His hat flopped over his eyes.
Often appears as...
- flop over
- flop around
noun
A part of a book, document or series.
The third flop in the series was the most exciting.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Indicates Exhaustion
Use 'flop' to describe someone falling into a position due to tiredness or relief.
After the hike, she flopped onto the couch, exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movement
'Flop' often implies a lack of control or grace in the way something falls or lies down.
The laundry flopped out of the basket onto the floor.
Pro Tip 1/2Indicates Exhaustion
Use 'flop' to describe someone falling into a position due to tiredness or relief.
After the hike, she flopped onto the couch, exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movement
'Flop' often implies a lack of control or grace in the way something falls or lies down.
The laundry flopped out of the basket onto the floor.
Pro Tip 1/2Indicates Exhaustion
Use 'flop' to describe someone falling into a position due to tiredness or relief.
After the hike, she flopped onto the couch, exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Movement
'Flop' often implies a lack of control or grace in the way something falls or lies down.
The laundry flopped out of the basket onto the floor.
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Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
5 seconds later, the tiny baby flopped out onto the grass and mum turned round and began to lick the tiny fawn. It's a magical moment to witness. The licking helps clear the baby's nose so it can breathe and creates a stronger bond between mum and baby. It also helps suppress the smell of the birth fluids that could attract a predator.
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Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
line of water her ice where animals enter that world and I am so hungry to know what it looks like down there that I'll almost do anything to get in there and see what what what's going on but we've seen them on the surface well here's a little video clip of what they look like when they flop into the water
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Technology worth loving...
still have to remember that we're designing for humans to look at one another and so designing something that flops that vision really isn't enhancing the human experience of creating a different experience and I think that focusing on the human experience is so important when it comes to wearable
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Why should you read...
Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit. Talking, jeering, and cheering was common during performances. There are even accounts of audiences throwing furniture when plays were flops.
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The strange story of the...
There were smaller billy possums on a stick that kids could wave around like flags. But even with all this marketing, the life of the billy possum turned out to be just pathetically brief. The toy was an absolute flop, and it was almost completely forgotten by the end of the year,
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Finding Baby Seals on an...
I mean, we've got all types of bottles. We've got some old flip flops. I saw a toothbrush back there and considering this place, this island is such a valuable spot for both seabirds and seals. and loads of other wildlife.
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Adam Grant: What frogs...
but I was still afraid of heights, and 6am practice was brutal. My mind was awake, but my muscles were still asleep. I did back smacks and belly flops and my slow-boiling pot this time was a freezing pool.
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Josh Giegel: Super...
Our system is inspiring a new category of companies dedicated to bringing this to life. But it's going to take more than just vision. History's full of ideas that have flopped and flourished,
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North Korea in 3D: See...
it's a perfect shot with this piano in the back red plastic three flops portraits of the leaders not to mention the seriously there's that rare moment of actual truth she's literally looking
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A Cameraman's Wild...
me there's nothing quite like watching a bear get his breakfast do a little boxing or even a belly flop and this wilderness is one of the best places in the world to see them do it
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
5 seconds later, the tiny baby flopped out onto the grass and mum turned round and began to lick the tiny fawn. It's a magical moment to witness. The licking helps clear the baby's nose so it can breathe and creates a stronger bond between mum and baby. It also helps suppress the smell of the birth fluids that could attract a predator.
Video examples
Paul Nicklen: Emperors...
line of water her ice where animals enter that world and I am so hungry to know what it looks like down there that I'll almost do anything to get in there and see what what what's going on but we've seen them on the surface well here's a little video clip of what they look like when they flop into the water
Video examples
Technology worth loving...
still have to remember that we're designing for humans to look at one another and so designing something that flops that vision really isn't enhancing the human experience of creating a different experience and I think that focusing on the human experience is so important when it comes to wearable
Video examples
Why should you read...
Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit. Talking, jeering, and cheering was common during performances. There are even accounts of audiences throwing furniture when plays were flops.
Video examples
The strange story of the...
There were smaller billy possums on a stick that kids could wave around like flags. But even with all this marketing, the life of the billy possum turned out to be just pathetically brief. The toy was an absolute flop, and it was almost completely forgotten by the end of the year,
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
I mean, we've got all types of bottles. We've got some old flip flops. I saw a toothbrush back there and considering this place, this island is such a valuable spot for both seabirds and seals. and loads of other wildlife.
Video examples
Adam Grant: What frogs...
but I was still afraid of heights, and 6am practice was brutal. My mind was awake, but my muscles were still asleep. I did back smacks and belly flops and my slow-boiling pot this time was a freezing pool.
Video examples
Josh Giegel: Super...
Our system is inspiring a new category of companies dedicated to bringing this to life. But it's going to take more than just vision. History's full of ideas that have flopped and flourished,
Video examples
North Korea in 3D: See...
it's a perfect shot with this piano in the back red plastic three flops portraits of the leaders not to mention the seriously there's that rare moment of actual truth she's literally looking
Video examples
A Cameraman's Wild...
me there's nothing quite like watching a bear get his breakfast do a little boxing or even a belly flop and this wilderness is one of the best places in the world to see them do it
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Quote examples
Kevin Whately
English Actor
I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back.
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Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits.
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Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
With the amount of flops that I have seen in my career, one would think that my career would have been over long back. But it has sustained. And I truly believe it did because I lived life on my own terms.
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George Clooney
American Actor
I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.
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Robin Wright
American Actress
I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.
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Hiten Tejwani
Indian Actor
There are many factors that make a serial hit or flop, but what is important is the character.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
Experienced no-limit Texas Hold'em players understand the importance of reading flop texture.
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Rosalind Russell
American Actress
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
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Pooja Bhatt
Indian Director
I love my flops. Look at my life: my failure that broke my heart made me stronger.
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Sajid Khan
Cinema is my life and I can never make a flop.
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Kevin Whately
English Actor
I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back.
Quote examples
Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits.
Quote examples
Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
With the amount of flops that I have seen in my career, one would think that my career would have been over long back. But it has sustained. And I truly believe it did because I lived life on my own terms.
Quote examples
George Clooney
American Actor
I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.
Quote examples
Robin Wright
American Actress
I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.
Quote examples
Hiten Tejwani
Indian Actor
There are many factors that make a serial hit or flop, but what is important is the character.
Quote examples
Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
Experienced no-limit Texas Hold'em players understand the importance of reading flop texture.
Quote examples
Rosalind Russell
American Actress
Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.
Quote examples
Pooja Bhatt
Indian Director
I love my flops. Look at my life: my failure that broke my heart made me stronger.
Quote examples
Sajid Khan
Cinema is my life and I can never make a flop.
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