[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed bydown):The puppy flopped down on the couch.", "to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed byover).", "to be a complete failure; fail:The play flopped dismally.", "Informal.to sleep or be lodged:to flop at a friend's house.", "to swing loosely; bounce; flap:His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to drop with a sudden bump or thud:He flopped his books on a chair.", "to dispose (oneself ) in a heavily negligent manner:to flop oneself in a chair.", "to invert (the negative of a photograph) so that the right and left sides are transposed."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act of flopping.", "the sound of flopping; a thud.", "a failure:The new comedy was a flop.Synonyms: dog , bomb , debacle , disaster , fiasco", "Informal.a place to sleep; temporary lodging:The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.", "Basketball.an exaggerated or dramatic fall intended to persuade officials to penalize the opposing team for a foul:His comically oversold flop didn’t fool the referees at all."]}]