plop

[ plop ]

/ plɒp /

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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.

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Origin of plop

First recorded in 1815–25; imitative

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How to use plop in a sentence

Especially in California, you can’t simply plop down a tiny house on any bit of land you have available.
A new material allows this company to 3D print most of a house in a single day|Stan Horaczek|November 18, 2020|Popular-Science
The possibility that these little plops in Petri dishes are conscious.
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Today, Roman teenagers plop down on the smooth rocky surface and take selfies.
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She plops a generous spoonful of the deep brown mixture into a bowl of chicken drumsticks, along with a big spoonful of her herby green seasoning blend and a drop or two of browning sauce for color.
Until I Can Go Back to My Favorite Restaurant, This Jerk Paste Is the Next Best Thing|Elazar Sontag|September 25, 2020|Eater

They plop down into seats behind Jelani McCoy, a reserve center.
Kobe Bryant Punched A Teammate Over $100, And It Wasn’t Shaq|Jeff Pearlman|September 25, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
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|DAILY BEAST
People tend to forget that she was so popular that McCain aides plopped the Arizona senator next to her at every event.
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Buster plopped down on all fours, as if he understood perfectly, and took a bite at my shoe string.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
I plopped my briefcase on his desk and pulled out all the specimens and dumped them in front of him.
The Professional Approach|Charles Leonard Harness
Even the most fantastically complicated combinations plopped the required ball into a pocket.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
A small grate in the panel before him popped open, and a small spool plopped out onto a spindle.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse
It plopped and splashed, and went scurrying away downhill with the bubbling water.
Day and Night Stories|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for plop

plop

/ (plɒp) /

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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