flop

English Thesaurus

1. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)

hypernym	:	descent,
definition	:	the act of changing your location in a downward direction (noun.act)

2. a complete failure (noun.event)

hypernym	:	failure,
definition	:	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose (noun.event)

hyponym	:	bomb, dud, turkey,
definition	:	an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual (noun.event)

3. someone who is unsuccessful (noun.person)

hypernym	:	failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person,
definition	:	a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently (noun.person)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

4. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers (noun.process)

hypernym	:	computer operation, machine operation,
definition	:	an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform (noun.process)

5. fall suddenly and abruptly (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	come down, descend, fall, go down,
definition	:	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)

6. fall loosely (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way,
definition	:	break down, literally or metaphorically (verb.motion)

7. fail utterly; collapse (verb.social)

hypernym	:	fail, go wrong, miscarry,
definition	:	be unsuccessful (verb.social)

8. exactly (adv.all)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

9. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)

derivation	:	flop,
definition	:	fall loosely (verb.motion)

derivation	:	floppy,
definition	:	hanging limply (adj.all)

10. a complete failure (noun.event)

derivation	:	break, bust,
definition	:	ruin completely (verb.contact)

derivation	:	fall flat, fall through, flop, founder,
definition	:	fail utterly; collapse (verb.social)

11. fall loosely (verb.motion)

derivation	:	collapse, flop,
definition	:	the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)

12. fail utterly; collapse (verb.social)

derivation	:	bust, fizzle, flop,
definition	:	a complete failure (noun.event)

13. the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)

derivation	:	flop,
definition	:	fall loosely (verb.motion)

derivation	:	floppy,
definition	:	hanging limply (adj.all)

14. a complete failure (noun.event)

derivation	:	break, bust,
definition	:	ruin completely (verb.contact)

derivation	:	fall flat, fall through, flop, founder,
definition	:	fail utterly; collapse (verb.social)

15. fall loosely (verb.motion)

derivation	:	collapse, flop,
definition	:	the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act)

16. fail utterly; collapse (verb.social)

derivation	:	bust, fizzle, flop,
definition	:	a complete failure (noun.event)