flop (
http://definr.com/flop)
n 1: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers;
"this computer can perform a million flops per second"
[syn:
floating-point operation]
2: (informal) someone who is unsuccessful [syn:
dud,
washout]
3: a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" [syn:
bust]
4: the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed
with a great flop" [syn:
collapse]
adv 1: with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
2: (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face" [syn:
right]
v 1: fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
2: fall suddenly and abruptly
3: fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall
through},
fall flat,
founder]