plopnoun [ S ]
uk/plɒp/us/plɑːp/informala soft sound like that of something solid dropping lightly into a liquid:
The stone fell into the water with a plop.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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plop
adverb ukus
Her earring went plop into the soup.
plopverb
uk/plɒp/us/plɑːp/-pp-plop verb (PUT DOWN)
[ I or T, + adv/prep ] to sit down or land heavily or without taking care, or to put something down without taking care:
He came and plopped down next to me.
Lynn plopped a paper cup down beside her.
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Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- four
- pew
- plump (sb/sth) down
- rampant
- seated
- seating
- sit sth out
- stand
- stand aside
- stand round
- strike
- take a pew! idiom
- take the weight off your feet/legs idiom
- weight
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plop verb (FALL)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] informal to fall with a soft sound:
I noticed drops of water plopping onto the carpet.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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