[flop] 
verb, flopped, flop⋅ping, noun | 1. | to fall or plump down suddenly, esp. with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes fol. by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch. |
| 2. | to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often fol. by over). |
| 3. | to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally. |
| 4. | Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house. |
| 5. | to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs. |
| 6. | to drop with a sudden bump or thud: He flopped his books on a chair. |
| 7. | to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner: to flop oneself in a chair. |
| 8. | to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed. |
| 9. | an act of flopping. |
| 10. | the sound of flopping; a thud. |
| 11. | a failure: The new comedy was a flop. |
| 12. | Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast. |
| flop (flŏp) v. flopped, flop·ping, flops v. intr.
To drop or lay (something) down heavily and noisily: flopped the steak onto a platter. n.
[Alteration of flap.] flop'per n. |
