2 entries under this word

Flop

Flŏp, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. FLOPPED (flŏpt); p. pr. & vb. n. FLOPPING.] [A different spelling of flap.]

  1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, &c.; to flap.
  2. To let down the brim of, as of a hat.

Flŏp, v. i.

verbintransitive

To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with his tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.