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[ plop ] / plɒp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plop ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nouna plopping sound or fall. the act of plopping. adverbwith a plop: The stone fell plop into the water. Origin of plopFirst recorded in 1815–25; imitative Words nearby plopplonk, plonker, plonking, plonko, plook, plop, plosion, plosive, plot, Plotinian, Plotinism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plopThe frogs would rain down on him, land with a plop, gaze up at his smile and become princes. Clooney: A Constant Charmer at the Altar|Tim Teeman|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The fans willing to plop down thousands of dollars on antique relics are a diverse bunch. Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears|Nina Strochlic|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST So skip the darkness, plop yourself on a couch, and spend the holiday with the family you choose, your friends. What to Watch on TV Thanksgiving Weekend|Kevin Fallon|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST So much public sculpture comes off as oversized and overblown – as plop art, with pretensions to grandeur and greatness. Honey, I Shrunk The Sculptures|Blake Gopnik|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had heard the "plop" of a deft plunge, and looked in time only to see the spreading rings near the shore. Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton Then the horse galloped away like lightning, for it didn't like the slimy frog coming down "plop" on its back. English Fairy Tales|Flora Annie Steel It fell as they watched, and the "plop" of the soft body upon the floor sounded loud in the silent room. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930|Various Well, he's alongside that, and I reckon he hears us talking, for he looks wise and ready to plop into the water. Chums of the Camp Fire|Lawrence J. Leslie I heard the plop of a cork being drawn from a bottle; a pungent odor assailed my nostrils, choked me. Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
British Dictionary definitions for plop
nounthe characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash verb plops, plopping or ploppedto fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plopthe stone plopped into the water interjectionan exclamation imitative of this soundto go plop Word Origin for plopC19: imitative of the sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plopplunk, flutter, totter, flag, teeter, dangle, topple, flap, jerk, tumble, hang, sag, drop, slump, lop, wave, flounder, stagger, droop, toss |