flop

1. (intransitive)To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

   He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work.

   plumpsen, hinplumpsen

   плю́хатьсяpljúxatʹsja, плю́хнутьсяpljúxnutʹsja

   fall loosely

2. (transitive)To cause to drop heavily.

   The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on.

3. (informal, intransitive)To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).

   The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.

   versagen, scheitern, floppen

   провали́тьсяprovalítʹsja, потерпе́ть неуда́чуpoterpétʹ neudáču

4. (intransitive)To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)

   It starts with Chris Paul, because Blake didn't really used to flop like that, you know, last year.

   While Stern chastised Vogel for on Thursday calling the Heat "the biggest flopping team in the NBA," he did intimate that he sees merit in the sentiment.

5. (intransitive)To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.

   The brim of a hat flops.

6. (transitive)To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.

   Both players flopped sets! Cards dealt on the flop: Q95. Player A's hole cards: 55 (making three of a kind: 555). Player B's hole cards: QQ (making three of a kind: QQQ).

7. (intransitive, slang)To stay, sleep or live in a place.

8. (transitive)To flip; to reverse (an image).

9. (slang, transitive)To deny someone parole.

1. Tom flopped down on his bed.

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2. I don't like wearing flip-flops.

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3. Do you ever wear flip flops?

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4. Tom doesn't usually wear flip-flops.

   deTom trägt normalerweise keine Flipflops.

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5. Tom likes to wear flip-flops.

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regular · Lesson

• flop downTo sit or lie in a casual or lazy manner
• flop forTo fall for (someone); to fall in love with (someone).