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plop

[ plop ]

verb (used without object)

, plopped, plop·ping.
  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)

, plopped, plop·ping.
  1. to drop or set down heavily:

    She plopped her books on the desk.

  2. to cause to plop:

    The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.

noun

  1. a plopping sound or fall.
  2. the act of plopping.

adverb

  1. with a plop:

    The stone fell plop into the water.

plop

/ plɒp /

noun

  1. the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash


verb

  1. to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop

    the stone plopped into the water

interjection

  1. an exclamation imitative of this sound

    to go plop

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plop1

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plop1

C19: imitative of the sound

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Example Sentences

The frogs would rain down on him, land with a plop, gaze up at his smile and become princes.

The fans willing to plop down thousands of dollars on antique relics are a diverse bunch.

So skip the darkness, plop yourself on a couch, and spend the holiday with the family you choose, your friends.

So much public sculpture comes off as oversized and overblown – as plop art, with pretensions to grandeur and greatness.

Another arrow fell with a faint plop into the river close to the edge of the boat.

I took hold of the line, and then, “plop,” as the poet said.

The rain went plop into the pools, and made a flattish, spattery sound on the rock.

Carefully poising the ball, Bunny booted it up and across the field, till it spun down with a plop into Bi's arms.

He had heard the "plop" of a deft plunge, and looked in time only to see the spreading rings near the shore.

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