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plop
[plop]
verb (used without object)
to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water.
A frog plopped into the pond.
to fall with such a sound.
Big raindrops plopped against the window.
to drop or fall with full force or direct impact.
He plopped into a chair.
verb (used with object)
to drop or set down heavily.
She plopped her books on the desk.
to cause to plop.
The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.
noun
a plopping sound or fall.
the act of plopping.
adverb
with a plop.
The stone fell plop into the water.
plop
/ ɒ /
noun
the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash
verb
to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop
the stone plopped into the water
interjection
an exclamation imitative of this sound
to go plop
Word History and Origins
Origin of plop1
Word History and Origins
Origin of plop1
Example Sentences
My piece enjoyed a few seconds of airtime before tragically plopping onto the floor with an audible “splat” for everyone in the studio to hear.
"If I were plopped down here in this forest with no food and no medicine, I doubt that I'd be able to survive very long, especially if I were injured or sick."
By plopping modern medicine on the exam table, O’Sullivan offers a thought-provoking challenge to our common assumptions about the importance of early and accurate diagnosis.
You plop down 65,000 seats one time and you lose a lot of that sort of quirkiness.
But instead of worrying about giving the audience too much of a good thing with a sequel, Feig plops another heaping scoop of melodrama onto the viewer’s plate.
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