I. ˈpläp verb
( plopped ; plopped ; plopping ; plops )
Etymology: imitative
intransitive verb
1. : to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water
the first large drops … plopping loudly on the tar-paper roofs — Donald Windham
terrapins sliding down the mud banks and plopping into the water — Gerald Durrell
began to shake the branches … oranges plopped down — Evelyn Eaton
2. : to allow the body to drop heavily
she plopped into a chair
weary troops … plopped down beside their infantry kits — W.R.Moore
transitive verb
: to put down, drop, or throw with a plop
plopped the tray on the coffee table — Nancy Rutledge
picked up the silvery wriggling fish … and plopped them into burlap bags — J.M.Brinnin
II. noun
( -s )
: the sound made in plopping : a dull faintly explosive sound
the soft plop of a fish jumping — Shirley A. Grau
the plop of a toad on the stones — Josephine Johnson
the plop of the heavy ball against the leather of the mitt — Donald Windham
— often used interjectionally
III. adverb
: with a plop : plump
emptied its contents … plop , from a height on to my solar plexus — Aldous Huxley
plop came the ball down to the corner of the green — Harry Vardon