plop
- adverb
- /plɑp/
:
con un plof
- He sat down plop onto the grass, exhausted from the run.
Examples
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The apple fell plop!
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A coin dropped plop!
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Plop went the cherry as it dropped into the bowl.
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The pebble landed in the pond with a gentle plop.
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Plop! The raindrop hit the roof with a soft thud.
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She heard a plop as the apple hit the ground.
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With a gentle plop, the stone sank into the pond.
Synonyms
6
6.7
To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly
4
6.5
To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or moves
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3.5
To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or falls
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7.1
To move with a dull thud, as when a horse's hooves hit the ground
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9.0
To hit something so it makes a dull heavy sound
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7.2
To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise
To fall with a quiet sound onto a soft surface
In a sudden heavy splash or thud when something falls
To put something or yourself down suddenly and heavily, often making a noise
To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound
In a sudden heavy way that often makes a soft sound
To make a light smacking or soft splashing sound
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plop comes from the noise of a sudden, soft fall or landing, the kind of sound something makes when it drops with a hollow thud. That's why we can say something happened 'plop' to show it landed suddenly and a little heavily.