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flop

adverb noun verb

in a face down manner

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Word length
4
Starts with
F
Ends with
P
Contains
LO
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adverb

  1. in a face down manner

    “he fell flop on his face”

adverb

  1. with a flopping sound

    “he tumbled flop into the mud”

noun

  1. the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

    “he landed on the bed with a great flop”

noun

  1. a complete failure

    “the play was a dismal flop”

noun

  1. someone who is unsuccessful

noun

  1. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

    “this computer can perform a million flops per second”

verb

  1. fall suddenly and abruptly

verb

  1. fall loosely

    “He flopped into a chair”

verb

  1. fail utterly; collapse

    “The project foundered”

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Example Sentences

he fell flop on his face
he tumbled flop into the mud
he landed on the bed with a great flop
the play was a dismal flop
this computer can perform a million flops per second
He flopped into a chair
The project foundered

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