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English noun: flop | |||
| 1. | flop (process) an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers | ||
| Samples | This computer can perform a million flops per second. | ||
| Synonyms | floating-point operation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | computer operation, machine operation | ||
| 2. | flop (person) someone who is unsuccessful | ||
| Synonyms | dud, washout | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 3. | flop (event) a complete failure | ||
| Samples | The play was a dismal flop. | ||
| Synonyms | bust, fizzle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bomb, dud, turkey | ||
| 4. | flop (act) the act of throwing yourself down | ||
| Samples | He landed on the bed with a great flop. | ||
| Synonyms | collapse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
English adverb: flop | |||
| 1. | flop with a flopping sound | ||
| Samples | He tumbled flop into the mud. | ||
| 2. | flop exactly | ||
| Samples | He fell flop on his face. | ||
| Synonyms | right | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: flop | |||
| 1. | flop (motion) fall loosely | ||
| Samples | He flopped into a chair. | ||
| Examples | The children flop in the rocking chair, There flop some children in the rocking chair | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way | ||
| 2. | flop (motion) fall suddenly and abruptly | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| 3. | flop (social) fail utterly; collapse | ||
| Samples | The project foundered. | ||
| Examples | The business is going to flop | ||
| Synonyms | fall flat, fall through, founder | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
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