to flop
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2.3
- verb
- /flɑp/
:
dejarse caer
- When the command came to halt, the men flopped down on either side of the trail.
But there's throngs of homeless people flopped out everywhere.
- But there's throngs of homeless people flopped out everywhere.
- I just took the Rice Krispies out of the fridge and I flopped them onto this flat surface.
- It's like this part here just like not fit whatsoever and it's flopping down.
- Oh my God, it's it's worse with your tremble because that thing is flopping all over the place.
- Bad behavior was in the dark, plopping, flopping machines.
Examples
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So now people go to town, they work eight hours, they come and flop in front of the television.
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I smiled at Jane and flopped down in front of my father's chair.
Fiction book (1993) -
Like I do need a place to kind of flop and think about stuff.
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My son burst into the house and flops down the couch just like he did every day after school.
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During this transition, he often flopped on the floor, complained, and refused to move.
Academic text (2014) -
When he finally flopped over to face me, a smile crept into the corners of his mouth.
Fiction book (1993) -
Porthos shakes his head and flops down in a chair.
Fiction book (1993) -
With a groan, he flopped on his back, and the cold mud found new places to penetrate.
Fiction book (1992) -
Emma Guinness flopped onto the slubbed-silk sofa, and Pat Parker into an armchair.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a long day, he flopped onto the sofa and closed his eyes.
Synonyms
221
1.0
To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep
55
4.0
To sit down or fall forward suddenly and heavily
12
6.0
To put down something or sit down heavily so it makes a loud sound
12
3.6
To sit or place something down suddenly with a soft sound
6
6.7
To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly
2
7.8
To put something down heavily and loudly
1
4.1
To sit or drop down heavily and suddenly
1
7.6
Sit or put something down heavily and carelessly
1
7.2
To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise
To sit down suddenly in a heavy, relaxed way
To sit or fall down suddenly and heavily, often because you are tired
To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
- Literature
1
8.2
To change opinions or promises about important matters often without a clear reason
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.1
An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information
- Specialized
A high jump method where the jumper goes over the bar backwards, head first
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flop (verb) comes from that same sound 'flop' that shows a heavy, sudden drop. So to flop down is to sit or lie down quickly and heavily.