- (v.t.) To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat.
- (n.) Act of flopping.
- (v.t.) To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
- (v.i.) To strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish with its tail or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.
- (v.i.) To fall, sink or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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