plop

[plop]

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verb (used without object), plopped, plop·ping.

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), plopped, plop·ping.

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.

Origin of plop

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

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Related Words for plopped

plunk, flutter, totter, flag, teeter, dangle, topple, flap, jerk, tumble, hang, sag, drop, slump, lop, wave, flounder, stagger, droop, toss

Examples from the Web for plopped

Contemporary Examples of plopped

Then he crunched the page, plopped it into an ashtray, lit a cigarette, and immolated the paper with the same match.
The Kaffeehaus Canon
George Prochnik
December 31, 2010

Historical Examples of plopped

Then like a mass of jelly out of its mould I plopped onto my chair.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
The Prime Minister managed to get one and plopped into it heavily.
Secret Armies
John L. Spivak
The fire yawned audibly, and plopped a coal into the stillness.
Twos and Threes
G. B. Stern
Carefully, Shandor plopped the receiver down on its hook, his hands like ice.
Bear Trap
Alan Edward Nourse
All plopped down on the great sofa in the big salon, like a row of dolls.
The Visits of Elizabeth
Elinor Glyn

British Dictionary definitions for plopped

plop

noun

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

verb plops, plopping or plopped

to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plopthe stone plopped into the water

interjection

an exclamation imitative of this soundto go plop

Word Origin for plop

C19: imitative of the sound

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Word Origin and History for plopped

plop

1821, imitative of the sound of a smooth object dropping into water. Related: Plopped; plopping. Thackary (mid-19c.) used plap (v.). As a noun from 1833.