flop vs give way

flop is a noun but give way is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flop	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
give way	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give way is a hypernym of flop; that is, give way is a word with a broader meaning than flop:

Other hypernyms of flop include break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give.

flop (noun)	give way (noun)
the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
a complete failure
someone who is unsuccessful
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

flop (verb)	give way (verb)
fall suddenly and abruptly	stop operating or functioning
fall loosely	end resistance, as under pressure or force
fail utterly; collapse	move in order to make room for someone for something
	break down, literally or metaphorically

flop (adverb)	give way (adverb)
with a flopping sound
completely