plop
verb/plɒp/
/plɑːp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they plop | /plɒp/ /plɑːp/ |
| he / she / it plops | /plɒps/ /plɑːps/ |
| past simple plopped | /plɒpt/ /plɑːpt/ |
| past participle plopped | /plɒpt/ /plɑːpt/ |
| -ing form plopping | /ˈplɒpɪŋ/ /ˈplɑːpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to fall, making a plop
- The frog plopped back into the water.
- A tear plopped down onto the page she was reading.
- [transitive] plop something + adv./prep. to drop something into something, especially a liquid, so that it makes a plop
- Can you just plop some ice in my drink?
- [transitive, intransitive] plop (yourself) (down) to sit or lie down heavily or in a relaxed way
Word Originearly 19th cent.: imitative.
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