flop (flops plural & 3rd person present) (flopping present participle) (flopped past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired.
(=collapse)
Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet... V prep/adv
She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa. V prep/adv
2 verb If something flops onto something else, it falls there heavily or untidily.
The briefcase flopped onto the desk... V prep/adv
His hair flopped over his left eye. V prep/adv
3 n-count If something is a flop, it is completely unsuccessful.
INFORMAL oft adj N
(=failure)
It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop.
4 verb If something flops, it is completely unsuccessful.
INFORMAL The film flopped badly at the box office. V