Flop meaning

What does “flop” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“flop” is a noun, verb and adverb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers.

flop

noun

  1. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

    “this computer can perform a million flops per second”

  2. someone who is unsuccessful

    Synonymsdudwashout
  3. a complete failure

    “the play was a dismal flop”

    Synonymsbustfizzle
  4. the act of throwing yourself down

    “he landed on the bed with a great flop”

    Synonymscollapse

verb

  1. fall loosely

    “He flopped into a chair”

  2. fall suddenly and abruptly

  3. fail utterly; collapse

    “The project foundered”

adverb

  1. with a flopping sound

    “he tumbled flop into the mud”

  2. exactly

    “he fell flop on his face”

    Synonymsright

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University