I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The frog reached the stream and jumped in with a plop .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A prim plop as it landed, sank.
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And suddenly, with the water, out came the long slimy newt straight into the glass, plop !
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He eyed them and tossed the small ones over his shoulder into the water with a plop .
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It came out with a sickening plop and a gushing gout of blood.
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There was a plop as it landed in the water, then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down.
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Three quiet days went past in the slow slap and plop of the river.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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The coyote returned to the barn end and plopped down in front of the crowd of llamas.
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She plops down on the empty cot and lifts a curtain to peer out the window.
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Carefully, slowly, not at all certain why, they plopped down on to the branch.
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Our friend Joan strolls into the bank and plops down $ 100 to open an account.
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She plopped down too much mortar, smoothed it out and set a brick on it.
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On our other side a young couple wandered by and plopped down with only a six-pack and a sleeping bag.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Noah threw a stone high into the air and it plopped into the river.
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Several letters plopped onto the doormat.
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The frog plopped back into the river.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although I was evading the wall and finding the goal, the ball was plopping into the net.
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Carefully, slowly, not at all certain why, they plopped down on to the branch.
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Our friend Joan strolls into the bank and plops down $ 100 to open an account.
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The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.
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The green ones held on tighter, didn't plop into her palms but had to be tugged.
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The hobo could not flow, could not plop .
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Tom plopped himself askew in one of the Venetian chairs.