"flops" in the noun sense
1. floating-point operation, flop
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
"this computer can perform a million flops per second"
2. flop, dud, washout
someone who is unsuccessful
3. flop, bust, fizzle
a complete failure
"the play was a dismal flop"
4. flop, collapse
the act of throwing yourself down
"he landed on the bed with a great flop"
"flops" in the verb sense
1. flop
fall loosely
"He flopped into a chair"
2. flop
fall suddenly and abruptly
3. fall through, fall flat, founder, flop
fail utterly collapse
"The project foundered"
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