flop (verb, noun) /flɑp/ كه‌وتنێكی خراپ  -كه‌وتنێكی قورس 

To flop means ‘to drop or fall in a heavy or clumsy way’ or ‘to swing loosely.’ In US English, if someone changes suddenly from one opinion or party to another, that’s also to flop. Informally, to flop means ‘to fail badly.’ Also informally and mainly in US English, to sleep at someone’s house is to flop. As a noun, a flop is the act of flopping, and the sound made by it. Informally, a failure is also a flop and, in US English, so is a place to sleep or stay.

Example sentences

• Harry flopped into the chair.
• The sail flopped against the mast.
• Patricia used to support that party, but now she's flopped to the other side.
• The director's latest film flopped.
• After our night out, we all flopped at Aaron's place.
• The child jumped into the water with a great flop.
• The play is a flop.
• We were trying to find a flop for the night.