plop

(redirected from plops)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.

plop

 (plŏp)
v. plopped, plop·ping, plops
v.intr.
1. To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.
2. To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.
v.tr.
To drop or set heavily: plopped the child into the stroller.
n.
A plopping sound or movement.

[Imitative.]

plop adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

plop

(plɒp)
n
the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash
vb, plops, plopping or plopped
to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop: the stone plopped into the water.
interj
an exclamation imitative of this sound: to go plop.
[C19: imitative of the sound]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

plop

(plɒp)

v. plopped, plop•ping,
n., adv. v.i.
1. to make a sound like that of something falling into water.
2. to fall with such a sound.
3. to drop or fall with full force or direct impact: to plop into a chair.
v.t.
4. to drop or set down heavily.
n.
5. a plopping sound or fall.
6. the act of plopping.
adv.
7. with a plop.
[1815–25; imitative]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

plop


Past participle: plopped
Gerund: plopping

Imperative
plop
plop
Present
I plop
you plop
he/she/it plops
we plop
you plop
they plop
Preterite
I plopped
you plopped
he/she/it plopped
we plopped
you plopped
they plopped
Present Continuous
I am plopping
you are plopping
he/she/it is plopping
we are plopping
you are plopping
they are plopping
Present Perfect
I have plopped
you have plopped
he/she/it has plopped
we have plopped
you have plopped
they have plopped
Past Continuous
I was plopping
you were plopping
he/she/it was plopping
we were plopping
you were plopping
they were plopping
Past Perfect
I had plopped
you had plopped
he/she/it had plopped
we had plopped
you had plopped
they had plopped
Future
I will plop
you will plop
he/she/it will plop
we will plop
you will plop
they will plop
Future Perfect
I will have plopped
you will have plopped
he/she/it will have plopped
we will have plopped
you will have plopped
they will have plopped
Future Continuous
I will be plopping
you will be plopping
he/she/it will be plopping
we will be plopping
you will be plopping
they will be plopping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plopping
you have been plopping
he/she/it has been plopping
we have been plopping
you have been plopping
they have been plopping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
he/she/it will have been plopping
we will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
they will have been plopping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plopping
you had been plopping
he/she/it had been plopping
we had been plopping
you had been plopping
they had been plopping
Conditional
I would plop
you would plop
he/she/it would plop
we would plop
you would plop
they would plop
Past Conditional
I would have plopped
you would have plopped
he/she/it would have plopped
we would have plopped
you would have plopped
they would have plopped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.plop - the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb1.plop - drop something with a plopping sound
drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2.plop - drop with the sound of something falling into water
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
3.plop - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
Adv.1.plop - with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

plop

verb
To drop or sink heavily and noisily:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُسْقِطُ جِسْما في سائِليَسْقُط مُسْمِعا صَوْتا
žbluňknoutžbluňknutí
plaskplaske
pottyanzuppanás
skvamp; splassskvampa; splassa
pliumptelėjimaspliumptelėti
noplunkšķētplunkšķētplunkšķis
cumburlop diye düşmek'cumburlop' sesi

plop

[plɒp]
A. Nplaf m
B. VIhacer plaf
C. VT (also to plop down) → arrojar dejando oír un plaf
D. EXCLplaf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

plop

[ˈplɒp]
nplouf m, floc m
vitomber avec un floc
The ice cream plopped to the ground → La glace tomba par terre avec un floc.
vt (= put down) → déposer
plop down
vise laisser tomber
to plop down on sth [+ chair, sofa] → se laisser tomber dans qch; [+ bed, floor] → se laisser tomber sur qch
vt sepdéposer
to plop o.s. down on sth [+ chair sofa] → se laisser tomber dans qch; [+ bed, floor] → se laisser tomber sur qch
He plopped himself down on the grass → Il se laissa tomber sur l'herbe.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

plop

nPlumps m; (in water) → Platsch m
adv it fell or went plop into the wateres fiel mit einem Platsch ins Wasser
vi
(= make a plopping sound)platschen
(inf: = fall) → plumpsen (inf)
vt (inf: = put down) → hinlegen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

plop

[plɒp]
1. nplop m inv
2. vi (stone) → fare plop
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

plop

(plop) noun
the sound of a small object falling into water etc. The raindrop fell into her teacup with a plop.
verbpast tense, past participle plopped
to fall with this sound. A stone plopped into the pool.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
At the sound of the heavy plop alongside horror held me rooted to the spot; but Dominic stepped quietly to the rail and leaned over, waiting for his nephew's miserable head to bob up for the first time.
Plop, plop, plop; ting, ling, ling; bell and horse-shoes, horse-shoes and bell, until the colossal figure of C.
The cigar dropped out of my gaping mouth with a tiny plop and a short hiss quite audible in the absolute stillness of all things under heaven.
KARACHI -- Brisk shipping was observed at the Port where six ship C.V Prosper, C.V MSC Meava, C.V Valencia, M.T Maran Gas Asciepius, M.T Snow Plops and M.T Pavino Spirit carrying containers, LNG, Chemicals and Furnace oil were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, Engro Elengy Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal and FOTCO Oil Terminal respectively on Sunday (August 14).
Years ago, I interviewed him about his recipe, just to be sure I could continue the precise tradition, with all its blobs and plops. That he was a scientist who had never read a cookbook in his fife was evident in the language that he used.