to plop

Examples

• All

• Charlotte smiles feebly and plops down on the cracked leather ottoman.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Charlie, suppressing a smile, plops down into a chair amidst his disheartened pals.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So we're just going to plop these little little guys on.

  Carli Bybel

• All right, so you plop this on here, you plop that on here and then you tape it on up.

• We'll plop down right here.

  A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

• You want to just plop that down there, That's for you.

• He says he walked up to his room and plopped down on his bed.

• Shelley comes rolling into the office, plops down in a chair.

  Swimming with Sharks (1994)

• Four precise steps into the room and Virgil plops down on the sofa—finds his fork.

  Fiction book (1999)

• After hiking all day, I just wanted to plop down on the couch and relax.

Synonyms

P

to plunk

vsto plop

12 6.0

To put down something or sit down heavily so it makes a loud sound

is similar but usually produces a softer, quieter sound

P

to plunk down

vsto plop

• Informal

6 6.7

To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly

is similar but tends to make a softer, duller sound

C

to clunk

vsto plop

4 6.5

To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or moves

is more about placing down with a soft audible sound rather than a hard strike

P

to plonk

vsto plop

• UK

2 7.8

To put something down heavily and loudly

is similar but often produces a softer, less forceful sound

P

to plump

vsto plop

1 4.1

To sit or drop down heavily and suddenly

is similar but usually softer or less noisy

P

to plonk down

vsto plop

• UK

1 7.6

Sit or put something down heavily and carelessly

is the gentler, sometimes quieter form of this action

P

to plank

vsto plop

1 7.2

To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise

is similar but usually involves a softer impact sound

P

to plump down

vsto plop

• UK

7.2

To put something or yourself down suddenly and heavily, often making a noise

is similar but tends to be gentler and less loud

P

to plank down

vsto plop

8.0

To put something down hard, often making a loud sound

is similar but often less loud and more soft

F

to flump

vsto plop

• Informal

8.8

To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound

is similar but often gives a softer, clearer sound

P

to plap

vsto plop

9.9

To make a light smacking or soft splashing sound

focuses more on making the sound than on heavy setting down

Antonyms

S

to set down

70 1.7

To put something or someone down gently on a surface

How Heavy

to dump

541 2.6

flop

4.6

to plop

12 3.6

to put

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology