plopped; plopping
1
: to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water
2
: to allow the body to drop heavily
—usually used with down
plopped down on the couch
1
: to set, drop, or throw heavily
2
: to place or set carelessly or hastily
plopped the money into stocks
plop
noun
Examples of plop in a Sentence
The stone plopped into the river.
An ice cube plopped noisily into the glass.
I filled the glass with water and plopped a few ice cubes into it.
She plopped onto the couch.
They plopped down on the floor.
He plopped himself down in the chair.
Recent Examples on the Web
The bar has a man-cave quality, with paintings of local sports heroes (Travis Kelce, Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez) and a room in back with lounge chairs plopped on a rug in front of a TV.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The first shot at manning the top dugout step for Shildt, a baseball lifer, plopped onto his lap midway through the 2018 season, when the Cardinals canned Mike Matheny.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
Farrington’s is your classic Irish sports bar plopped in a Contra Costa strip mall.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Grande was the last star to sit at the show's beginning, plopping into her seat with her flowing pink Giambattista Valli couture dress just as the giant onstage clock showed four seconds until broadcast.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Spread a spoonful of strawberry jam on the bottom, then plop a generous scoop of strawberry ice cream on top.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2024
Grated lemon zest adds zip to green vegetables — added last-minute, to avoid discoloring - and perfumes whipped cream for plopping on pie slices.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
And yet, the Rockies plopped Helton on the trading block in the winter of 2006-07, as the injuries mounted, as age 31 became 32, as the home runs dipped from 20 in 2005 to 15 in ’06.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2024
But that was before director Denis Villeneuve wowed audiences by cutting the first book in half and plopping Hollywood's hardest-working waif (Timothée Chalamet) into an unforgiving landscape riddled with monstrous, holy worms.
—EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The first shot at manning the top dugout step for Shildt, a baseball lifer, plopped onto his lap midway through the 2018 season, when the Cardinals canned Mike Matheny.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
Farrington’s is your classic Irish sports bar plopped in a Contra Costa strip mall.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Grande was the last star to sit at the show's beginning, plopping into her seat with her flowing pink Giambattista Valli couture dress just as the giant onstage clock showed four seconds until broadcast.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Spread a spoonful of strawberry jam on the bottom, then plop a generous scoop of strawberry ice cream on top.
—Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2024
Grated lemon zest adds zip to green vegetables — added last-minute, to avoid discoloring - and perfumes whipped cream for plopping on pie slices.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
And yet, the Rockies plopped Helton on the trading block in the winter of 2006-07, as the injuries mounted, as age 31 became 32, as the home runs dipped from 20 in 2005 to 15 in ’06.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2024
But that was before director Denis Villeneuve wowed audiences by cutting the first book in half and plopping Hollywood's hardest-working waif (Timothée Chalamet) into an unforgiving landscape riddled with monstrous, holy worms.
—EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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plop
verb
plopped; plopping
1
: to make or move with a sound like that of something dropping into water
2
: to set, drop, or throw heavily
plopped myself in a chair
plop
noun
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