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flop

n. a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"

collapse

n. the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

bust

n. a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"

floating-point operation

n. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"

dud, washout

n. someone who is unsuccessful

fall suddenly

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

fall loosely

v. fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"

founder, fall through, fall flat

v. fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"

flop

adv. with a flopping sound: "He tumbled flop into the mud"

right, flat, straight, directly

adv. in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

waver, flutter, flicker, quiver, flitter

v. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

flutter, palpitate, beat rapidly

v. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

fail, bomb, flunk, flush it

v. fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"

peter out, taper off, fizzle, fizzle out

v. end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

straight, square, direct, directly

adv. without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

face-to-face, directly, man-to-man

adv. without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

face-to-face

adv. "She found herself face-to-face with a policeman"

success

n. an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans"

success, achiever, winner

n. a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

come through, succeed

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

indirectly, obliquely

adv. not in a forthright manner; "he answered very indirectly"

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