flop C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /flɑp/ UK /flɒp/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like flap /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 verb to fall or drop heavily and loosely; also a complete failure He let himself flop onto the sofa after the long, exhausting day. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to fall or drop heavily and... collapseslumpdroptumblefailurefiascodudbomb ↔ Opposites successhittriumph Word family Forms floppings Derived forms floppyflopperflopping Related forms flap Etymology AI details An alteration of flap (imitative of a sudden loose movement), attested from the 17th century; the sense 'a failure' is 19th-century colloquial. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flop **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /flɑp/ **IPA (UK):** /flɒp/ ## Meanings 1. to fall or drop heavily and loosely; also a complete failure ## Examples - He let himself flop onto the sofa after the long, exhausting day. ## Synonyms - collapse - slump - drop - tumble - failure - fiasco - dud - bomb ## Antonyms - success - hit - triumph ## Derived Forms - floppy - flopper - flopping ## Related Forms - flap ## Etymology An alteration of flap (imitative of a sudden loose movement), attested from the 17th century; the sense 'a failure' is 19th-century colloquial. ## AI Etymology Flop has this etymological history: An alteration of flap (imitative of a sudden loose movement), attested from the 17th century; the sense 'a failure' is 19th-century colloquial. As a verb, flop means to fall or drop heavily and loosely; also a complete failure. The same family is visible in derived forms such as floppy, flopper, and flopping and related forms such as flap. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown