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

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 Gosling took off his hat, plopped it on the head of an audience member (his sister), and sauntered up to the stage. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024 The photo on the story by the BBC’s Emily Monaco doesn’t look appetizing — blobs of chocolate-chip cookie dough plopped on a croissant. Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024 The heroic panda, Po (Jack Black), plops under a blossoming peach tree, relaxes his paws and attempts to concentrate on a mantra. Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 The science fiction films that comprise Max's extensive inventory runneth over with daring heroes, treacherous villains, and everyday people plopped into extraordinary circumstances. EW.com, 13 Nov. 2023 Google plops virtual arrows onto your screen that point you to your next left turn. Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024 Now Stevenson plops him in the middle of a crime writers’ festival taking place aboard an opulent train traveling through the Australian desert from Darwin to Adelaide. Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024 The latest dollop of Google's machine intelligence to be plopped into Maps is in a feature called Local Guides. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2024 When the dock bobbed in the wake of the boat, the keys plopped into the water. Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plop was in 1821

Dictionary Entries Near plop

Cite this Entry

“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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