flop

CEFRC1

/flɒp/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fall or sit down heavily and without control.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause to drop heavily.

Examples

  • If you don't do anything about it, the party will be a flop.

  • Our marriage turned out to be a colossal flop.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).

  2. To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

  3. To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)

More examples

In context

  • The party was a flop.

  • He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work.

  • The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Recorded since 1602, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound.