flop

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For any given flop, the probability that an opponent misses the flop is a function of his hand distribution and the board cards.

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  1. intransitive verb To fall or lie down heavily and noisily.
  2. intransitive verb To move about loosely or limply: The dog's ears flopped when it ran.
  3. intransitive verb Informal To fail utterly: The play flopped.
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  • There comes an age when you can choose which muscles to flop, which is just as well, as otherwise you'd just fall over when you did so. —  XXXX
  • Her heart did a flip-flop, and was followed by her stomach. —  Lori Foster - Duets.html
  • I can't say with certainty whether he will prove one of America's greatest presidents, a one-term flop or something in between. —  Belleville News Democrat: Homepage
  • According to Us 'source, Mesnick's flip-flop was allegedly "planned" as a plot to generate ratings for the series, which has thus far only had one wedding -- Trista and Ryan Sutter from The source also repeats Carbone's claim that the show's producers presented Mesnick with the idea of initially proposing to one woman at the Final Rose Ceremony and then breaking up with her and reuniting with the other rejected suitor. —  Reality TV World: Reality TV News
  • Ben's bloody flip-flop: Theory No. 2: Information control. —  EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines
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