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Word entry · 4 letters

flop

Best crossword clue

"Box-office failure"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /flɒp/Part of speech adverb, noun, verbSorted flopStarts with FEnds with P2 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2L3O4P

Definitions

  1. A failure, or a heavy fall.

Word origin

A syllabic acronym from floating-point operation.

Used in a sentence

  • He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work.
  • The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on.
  • The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Box-office failure4 letters
02Fall heavily4 letters

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