- to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over).
- to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.
- to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.
- to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.
- to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair.
- to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair.
- to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed.
- an act of flopping.
- the sound of flopping; a thud.
- a failure: The new comedy was a flop.
- a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.
- an exaggerated or dramatic fall intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team for a foul: His comically oversold flop didn’t fool the referees at all.
- to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly
- to fall, cause to fall, or move with a sudden noise
- to fail; be unsuccessful
- to fall flat onto the surface of water, hitting it with the front of the body
- to go to sleep
- the act of flopping
- a complete failure
- a place to sleep
- athletics See Fosbury flop
- the first three community cards dealt face-up in a round of any of several varieties of poker, including Texas hold 'em
