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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plop /plɑp/USA pronunciation v., plopped, plop•ping, n., adv. v. - to (cause to) fall and make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: [no object]Big raindrops plopped against the window.[~ + object]The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.
- to (cause to) drop or fall with full force or direct impact: [no object]She plopped into her chair.[~ + object]She plopped the heavy bags down on the chair.
n. [countable] - a plopping sound or fall.
- the act of plopping.
adv. - with a plop:The frog jumped plop into the water.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plop (plop),USA pronunciation v., plopped, plop•ping, n., adv. v.i. - 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.
v.t. - 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.
n. - a plopping sound or fall.
- the act of plopping.
adv. - with a plop:The stone fell plop into the water.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: plop /plɒp/ n - the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash
vb (plops, plopping, plopped)- to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop: the stone plopped into the water
interj - an exclamation imitative of this sound: to go plop
Etymology: 19th Century: imitative of the sound |