plopped; plopping
1
: to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water
2
: to allow the body to drop heavily
—usually used with down
plopped down on the couch
1
: to set, drop, or throw heavily
2
: to place or set carelessly or hastily
plopped the money into stocks
plop
noun
Examples of plop in a Sentence
The stone plopped into the river.
An ice cube plopped noisily into the glass.
I filled the glass with water and plopped a few ice cubes into it.
She plopped onto the couch.
They plopped down on the floor.
He plopped himself down in the chair.
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The Twins took the lead in the sixth when Wallner plopped a 1-2 pitch into the right field stands for his third homer in six games since being called up from St. Paul on May 31.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The owner scoops Churro up and plops him down on the giant dog bed sitting in the SUV.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
There was a time when American parents felt no hesitation about plopping their kids in front of the television on a Saturday morning.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Especially not Jackson’s parents, Pam (Sissy Spacek, whose character’s own past background reveals stark parallels to Grace’s current one) and Harry (Nick Nolte, rattled by dementia and also plopped into this movie pointlessly).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
The owner scoops Churro up and plops him down on the giant dog bed sitting in the SUV.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
There was a time when American parents felt no hesitation about plopping their kids in front of the television on a Saturday morning.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Especially not Jackson’s parents, Pam (Sissy Spacek, whose character’s own past background reveals stark parallels to Grace’s current one) and Harry (Nick Nolte, rattled by dementia and also plopped into this movie pointlessly).
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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“Plop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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plop
verb
plopped; plopping
1
: to make or move with a sound like that of something dropping into water
2
: to set, drop, or throw heavily
plopped myself in a chair
plop
noun
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