<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.</li><li>to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over).</li><li>to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.</li><li>Informal: to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.</li><li>to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of flopping.</li><li>the sound of flopping; a thud.</li><li>a failure: The new comedy was a flop.<ul><li>Synonyms: dog, bomb, debacle, disaster, fiasco.</li></ul></li><li>Informal: a place to sleep; temporary lodging: The mission offered a flop and a free breakfast.</li><li>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.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>