flop

[[t]flɒp[/t]]

v. flopped, flop•ping, n.

1) to move around in a heavy, clumsy manner

2) to drop, fall, or turn in a heavy or negligent manner:

He flopped down on the couch[/ex]

3) to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another

4) to fail:

The play flopped dismally[/ex]

5) to flap, as in the wind

6) cvb inf Informal. to sleep or be lodged

7) to drop with a sudden bump or thud

8) to move or swing loosely or clumsily; flap:

The buzzard flopped its wings[/ex]

9) to dispose (oneself) in a heavily negligent manner:

to flop oneself in a chair[/ex]

10) pht to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed

11) an act of flopping

12) the sound of flopping; a thud

13) a complete failure

14) cvb inf Informal. a place to sleep; temporary lodging

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Etymology: 1595–1605; var. of flap flop′per, n.