plop down

verb

plopped down; plopping down; plops down

informal

1

: to sit or lie down in a heavy or careless way

They plopped down on the floor.

He plopped himself down in the chair.

2

: to drop or place (something or someone) in a heavy or careless way

He plopped the tray down.

3

US : to pay or spend (money)

I can't afford to just plop down $30 for a T-shirt.

He'd already plopped a lot of money down for legal fees.

Examples of plop down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After being led through the fashion house’s nostalgic pop-up retail activation, Villa Zegna, I was plopped down at a table in the back of the pool deck. —Dave Schilling contributing follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Last year, Aubrey Pierce walked into a 7-Eleven in north Tampa, plopped down $50, and walked out with a $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off ticket. —Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026

The blond boy followed, plopped down into Floppy Hair’s lap, then popped back up and pogoed away. —Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Paving stones don’t have to be concrete slabs plopped down along your garden. —Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for plop down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown