go down vs flop

flop vs go down

go down is not a noun while flop is a noun.

go down and flop both are verbs.

go down is not an adverb while flop is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
flop	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, flop is a hyponym of go down; that is, flop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than go down:

go down: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
flop: fall suddenly and abruptly

Other hyponyms of go down include prolapse, abseil, rappel, rope down, dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse, avalanche, roll down, dive, plunge, plunk, go down, go under, set, correct, decline, slump, precipitate, sink, subside, crash, topple, tumble, drop, plop, pitch, alight, climb down, go down, go under, settle, sink, pounce, swoop, drip, cascade, cascade down.

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

go down (verb)	flop (verb)
grow smaller	fall suddenly and abruptly
stop operating	fall loosely
be defeated	fail utterly; collapse
be ingested
go under
disappear beyond the horizon
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be recorded or remembered

go down (adverb)	flop (adverb)
	with a flopping sound
	completely

Difference between go down and flop

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