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flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" |
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bust,
fizzle |
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failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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bomb,
dud,
turkey an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
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flop - the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" |
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collapse |
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descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction
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flop - someone who is unsuccessful |
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dud,
washout |
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unsuccessful person,
nonstarter,
loser,
failure a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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| verb |
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flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" |
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cave in,
fall in,
founder,
give way,
collapse,
give,
break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
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flop - fall suddenly and abruptly |
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descend,
come down,
go down,
fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
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| adverb |
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flop - with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud" |
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