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title: flop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flop» in the school dictionary: To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# flop

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**Who acts:** you, flop, nobody, I, ears, new film · **What happens:** flop, be, sit down, fail, watch, go · **To what, where:** something, film, bed, eyes, flop, boat

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«flop» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [flop in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flop.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:m1:1
# text = To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	flop	flop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fall *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **sit down** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | heavily *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To flop is to hang down loosely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:m2:1
# text = To flop is to hang down loosely.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	flop	flop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	loosely	loosely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hang, loosely *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A flop is something that fails completely, like a film nobody watches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:m3:1
# text = A flop is something that fails completely, like a film nobody watches.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flop	flop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
12	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	13	nsubj	_	_
13	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a flop | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fail** | present |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **watch** | present | nobody | a film *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To flop is to fail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:m4:1
# text = To flop is to fail.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	flop	flop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fail	fail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fail *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I flopped onto my bed after the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x1:1
# text = I flopped onto my bed after the race.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flopped	flop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | past | I |  |  | my bed | after the race |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy's ears flop over its eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x2:1
# text = The puppy's ears flop over its eyes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	flop	flop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | present | the puppy's ears |  |  | puppy's eyes |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over eye=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new film was a flop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x3:1
# text = The new film was a flop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flop	flop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the new film | a flop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cake flopped and went flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x4:1
# text = Our cake flopped and went flat.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flopped	flop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | past | Our cake |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | past | Our cake *not said here* |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fish flopped about on the boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x5:1
# text = The fish flopped about on the boat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flopped	flop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flop** | past | the fish |  |  | the boat |  | about *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on boat=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He did a belly flop into the pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x6:1
# text = He did a belly flop into the pool.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	flop	flop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | He | a belly flop |  | the pool |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flop=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore flip-flops to the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x7:1
# text = She wore flip-flops to the beach.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	flip	flip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	flops	flop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | flip flops |  |  |  | to the beach | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent flop=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flop! and the frog appeared out of the water close beside him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flop:x8:1
# text = Flop! and the frog appeared out of the water close beside him.
1	Flop	flop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
12	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | Flop and the frog |  |  | the water |  | close *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out water=Location |

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