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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
/ plɒp /
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
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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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