flop

Definition

To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

Etymology

Recorded since 1602, probably a variant of flap with a duller, heavier sound

Example Sentences

• "He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work."
• "There was [in the clock in Lyons Cathedral] a centre puppet of the Virgin Mary; and close to her, a small pigeon-hole, out of which another and a very ill-looking puppet made one of the most sudden plunges I ever saw accomplished: instantly flopping back again at sight of her, and banging his little door violently, after him."
• "The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on."