plop

verb

ˈpläp 

plopped; plopping

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1

: to set, drop, or throw heavily

2

: to place or set carelessly or hastily

plopped the money into stocks

plop noun

Synonyms

• flop
• flump
• plank
• plump
• plunk
• plonk

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

Through off-screen machinations, Kate also uprooted young Henry — who was probably doing really well in Madre Linda — and plopped him into their life. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025

Sea turtles, for example, haul themselves out onto beaches during breeding season to dig nests and plop dozens of eggs into the sandy divots before returning to the waves. —Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025

GoPro plopped the same sensor from the Hero12 into the Hero13, so there’s no bump in resolution or low-light video quality. —Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2025

Fan Fest unites all The Big 12 Fan Fest is plopped in-between T-Mobile Center and Power & Light District’s KC Live! —Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Phrases Containing plop

• plop down

Rhymes for plop

• bop
• chop
• cop
• crop
• drop
• flop
• fop
• hop
• knop
• lop
• mop
• op

Kids Definition

plop

verb

ˈpläp 

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