Flop — Defs

01 v. t. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.

imp. & p. p. Flopped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flopping

1.
To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
2.
To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat.[Colloq.]

02 v. i. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.

1.
To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.
2.
To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground.[Colloq.]

03 n. Act of flopping.

1.
Act of flopping.[Colloq.]