plop

American  

[plop] / plɒp /

verb (used without object)

plopped, plopping

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.

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verb (used with object)

plopped, plopping

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 British  

/ plɒp /

noun

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

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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

Etymology

Origin of plop

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

Example Sentences

I plop back onto my metal stool, which clangs and slides.

From Literature

Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.

From Salon

For solo travelers or couples, that means plopping down next to strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not surprisingly, increasingly fewer fans want to devote their Saturdays to cheering for a team that too often finds itself plopping into a Brookside bunker.

From Los Angeles Times

He would have been right, too, if the goddess Diana had simply been plopped in the middle of an Ominous Landscape.

From Literature

Related Words

• flutter
• plunk