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plop Definition

plop (pläp)

transitive verb, intransitive verb plopped, plop·ping

  1. to drop with a sound like that of something flat falling into water without splashing
  2. to drop, or allow to drop, heavily

Etymology: echoic

noun

a plopping or the sound of this

adverb

with a plop

plop Synonyms

plop

v.

thump, thud, bump; see sound 1.

plop Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hear: We hear the plop of a frog jumping into the canal.

Preposition: through

  • letterbox: Every month throughout the year that good feeling is regenerated as your favorite magazine plops through the letterbox.

Adjective modifier

  • soft: It lands with a soft plop in the pint of Worthington Mild in front of the largest of them.

Preposition: into

  • water: At this stage walk very softly and you may be lucky to see some wild turtles which quickly plop into the water and dive.

Modifies a noun

  • fizz: Plop plop fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is, Plop plop fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is.

Modifying Another Word

  • just: But if you just plop a big roller there, its going to be useless if the gap really is 2mm.
  • down: He had hit rocks and plopped back down into the snow.
  • then: Finish with a Quark layer then plop the last few cherries randomly on top and sprinkle lightly with crumbs for an attractive finish.
  • n't: Our best pictures of the human mind suggest that we do n't plop our mental activities into single, ordered boxes.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • down: For about 15 years starting in the late 60's, a squatter plopped down in Alan Bennett's front garden.
  • out: Jodotha plopped out onto the floor of the corridor, barely breathing.
plop Quotes

Crouch, swivel, tug, pull and plop.

—O'Brien,Virginia

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