Decrease and Flop

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• An arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers.
  • usage: "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
  • synonyms: floating-point operation
• Someone who is unsuccessful.
  • synonyms: dud, washout
• A complete failure.
  • usage: "the play was a dismal flop"
  • synonyms: bust, fizzle
• The act of throwing yourself down.
  • usage: "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
  • synonyms: collapse

verb

• Fall loosely.
  • usage: "He flopped into a chair"
• Fall suddenly and abruptly.
• Fail utterly; collapse.
  • usage: "The project foundered"
  • synonyms: fall through, fall flat, founder

adverb

• With a flopping sound.
  • usage: "he tumbled flop into the mud"
• Exactly.
  • usage: "he fell flop on his face"
  • synonyms: right

• (v.t.) To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat.
• (n.) Act of flopping.
• (v.t.) To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
• (v.i.) To strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish with its tail or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops.
• (v.i.) To fall, sink or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground.