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plop

[plop] verb, plopped, plop⋅ping, noun, adverb
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: A frog plopped into the pond.
2. to fall with such a sound: Big raindrops plopped against the window.
3. to drop or fall with full force or direct impact: He plopped into a chair.
–verb (used with object)
4. to drop or set down heavily: She plopped her books on the desk.
5. to cause to plop: The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.
–noun
6. a plopping sound or fall.
7. the act of plopping.
–adverb
8. with a plop: The stone fell plop into the water.

Origin:
1815–25; imit.
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plop   (plŏp)   
v.   plopped, plop·ping, plops

v.   intr.
  1. To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.

  2. To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.

v.   tr.
To drop or set heavily, with or as if with a plopping sound: plopped the child into the stroller.
n.  A plopping sound or movement.

[Imitative.]
plop adv.
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