Phonetic Breakdown of "flops"
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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
F L AA1 P S
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Definition of "flops"
Noun
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Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.
Noun
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An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down.
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A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
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The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
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A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.
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A flophouse.
Verb
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To fall heavily due to lack of energy.Example: "He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work."
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To cause to drop heavily.Example: "The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on."
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To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).Example: "The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract."
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To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)Example: "It starts with Chris Paul, because Blake didn't really used to flop like that, you know, last year."
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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.Example: "The brim of a hat flops."
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To have (a hand) using the community cards dealt on the flop.Example: "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)."
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To stay, sleep or live in a place.
Noun
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One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.
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