nounπShareAn incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down."After a long day of playing, the puppy let out a contented sigh and collapsed into a tired flop on the rug. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry."The new student play was a complete flop; nobody came to see it. "entertainmentoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game."The flop showed a pair of queens, and everyone at the poker table gasped. "gamesportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop."The farmer carefully avoided stepping in the cow-flop on the path to the barn. "animalnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA flophouse."The family stayed in a cheap flophouse for the night before moving into their new apartment. "propertybuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fall heavily due to lack of energy."He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work."bodyactionenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to drop heavily."The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on."actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.)."The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract."entertainmentmediaoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)"The player flopped to get the call for a foul, hoping the referee would give him a free throw. "sportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap."The brim of a hat flops."actionanimalbirdfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop."During the poker game, John flopped a pair of queens. "gamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stay, sleep or live in a place."The stray cat flopped down by the porch and fell asleep. "placeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareRight, squarely, flat-out."The tired dog went flop right in the middle of the living room floor. "wayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareWith a flopping sound."The fish, freshly caught, landed on the deck and flopped flop before becoming still. "soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation."The spreadsheet program used a single flop to calculate the total cost of the groceries. "computingmathtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed."The new computer processor boasts a high flop rate, making complex calculations very quick. "computingtechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading