plop

(plŏp)

v. plopped, plop·ping, plops

v.intr.

1. To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.

2. To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.

v.tr.

To drop or set heavily: plopped the child into the stroller.

A plopping sound or movement.

[Imitative.]

plop adv.

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plop

(plɒp)

the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash

vb, plops, plopping or plopped

to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop: the stone plopped into the water.

interj

an exclamation imitative of this sound: to go plop.

[C19: imitative of the sound]

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plop

(plɒp)

v. plopped, plop•ping,
n., adv. v.i.

1. to make a sound like that of something falling into water.

2. to fall with such a sound.

3. to drop or fall with full force or direct impact: to plop into a chair.

v.t.

4. to drop or set down heavily.

5. a plopping sound or fall.

6. the act of plopping.

adv.

7. with a plop.

[1815–25; imitative]

plop

Past participle: plopped
Gerund: plopping

Imperative
plop
plop

Present
I plop
you plop
he/she/it plops
we plop
you plop
they plop

Preterite
I plopped
you plopped
he/she/it plopped
we plopped
you plopped
they plopped

Present Continuous
I am plopping
you are plopping
he/she/it is plopping
we are plopping
you are plopping
they are plopping

Present Perfect
I have plopped
you have plopped
he/she/it has plopped
we have plopped
you have plopped
they have plopped

Past Continuous
I was plopping
you were plopping
he/she/it was plopping
we were plopping
you were plopping
they were plopping

Past Perfect
I had plopped
you had plopped
he/she/it had plopped
we had plopped
you had plopped
they had plopped

Future
I will plop
you will plop
he/she/it will plop
we will plop
you will plop
they will plop

Future Perfect
I will have plopped
you will have plopped
he/she/it will have plopped
we will have plopped
you will have plopped
they will have plopped

Future Continuous
I will be plopping
you will be plopping
he/she/it will be plopping
we will be plopping
you will be plopping
they will be plopping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plopping
you have been plopping
he/she/it has been plopping
we have been plopping
you have been plopping
they have been plopping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
he/she/it will have been plopping
we will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
they will have been plopping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plopping
you had been plopping
he/she/it had been plopping
we had been plopping
you had been plopping
they had been plopping

Conditional
I would plop
you would plop
he/she/it would plop
we would plop
you would plop
they would plop

Past Conditional
I would have plopped
you would have plopped
he/she/it would have plopped
we would have plopped
you would have plopped
they would have plopped

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	plop - the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	plop - drop something with a plopping sound drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
	2.	plop - drop with the sound of something falling into water come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	3.	plop - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" plonk, plunk down, flump, plank, plump, plump down, plunk place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
Adv.	1.	plop - with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" plunk colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

plop

verb

To drop or sink heavily and noisily:

Translations

يُسْقِطُ جِسْما في سائِليَسْقُط مُسْمِعا صَوْتا

žbluňknoutžbluňknutí

plaskplaske

pottyanzuppanás

skvamp; splassskvampa; splassa

pliumptelėjimaspliumptelėti

noplunkšķētplunkšķētplunkšķis

cumburlop diye düşmek'cumburlop' sesi

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plop

[ˈplɒp]

n → plouf m, floc m

plop

n → Plumps m; (in water) → Platsch m

adv it fell or went plop into the water → es fiel mit einem Platsch ins Wasser

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plop

[plɒp]

1. n → plop m inv

2. vi (stone) → fare plop

plop

(plop) noun

the sound of a small object falling into water etc. The raindrop fell into her teacup with a plop.

verb – past tense, past participle plopped –

to fall with this sound. A stone plopped into the pool.