flop
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
this computer can perform a million flops per second
Types & categories
- computer operation hypernym
Sense 2 verb
fall loosely
He flopped into a chair
Types & categories
- collapse hypernym
Related & opposite
- collapse derivation
Sense 3 adverb
with a flopping sound
he tumbled flop into the mud
Sense 4 noun
someone who is unsuccessful
Types & categories
- nonstarter hypernym
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 5 verb
fall suddenly and abruptly
Types & categories
- come down hypernym
Sense 6 adverb
exactly
he fell flop on his face
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 7 noun
a complete failure
the play was a dismal flop
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Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
fail utterly; collapse
The project foundered
Types & categories
- miscarry hypernym
Related & opposite
- bust derivation
Sense 9 noun
the act of throwing yourself down
he landed on the bed with a great flop
Types & categories
- descent hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | computer operation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | collapse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | collapse |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | nonstarter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | come down |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | bust |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | founder |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | failure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | bomb |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | bust |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | miscarry |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | flop |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | floppy |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | descent |