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

“You don’t take somebody from the industrials world and plop them in a media company,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

I sat quietly in our hideout while rain began to stream outside and plop inside, watching the endless ripple of raindrops on water, thinking of the boy by the river.

From Literature

I plopped myself into a chair near the front of Gate 18D on Jan. 25 at Sacramento International Airport, taking a final swig of my 32-oz Diet Coke.

From Los Angeles Times

“Here we listen for boys,” Pua says as she plops down on one of the empty benches.

From Literature

Perhaps the loudest: lobbyists and salespeople who have used open seating to zero in on a prospective client or lawmaker and plop down next to them for an in-flight pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• flutter
• plunk