plop
plop
Definition
plop (pläp)
transitive verb, intransitive verb plopped, plop′·ping
- to drop with a sound like that of something flat falling into water without splashing
- to drop, or allow to drop, heavily
Etymology: echoic
noun
a plopping or the sound of this
adverb
with a plop
plop
Synonyms
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
plop Quotes
Crouch, swivel, tug, pull and plop.
