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In some senses, plop is marked as slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
plop
UK /plɒp/ US /plɑp/
verb 3noun 2intj 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
loud, mental
VERB + PLOP
don't, hear, heard, jumped
PLOP + NOUN
activities, frog, ice, water
PREP.
in, into, on
Definitions
noun
1
A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
2
Excrement.
verb
1
To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
Stooping, she picked up another pebble, sounded out the word again, and tossed it into the shallow water near the path, where it plopped into the water, sending out circles from where it fell.
2
To land heavily or loosely.
He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
As the sun plops into the Pacific off Venice Beach, California, the four of us are sitting in a rented car at the corner of Rose and Main.
3
To defecate.
intj
1
Indicating the sound of something plopping.
"[A]fter a bit the old ship went down all on a sudden with a lurch to starboard---plop. The suck in was something awful."
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
Wiktionary02
Stooping, she picked up another pebble, sounded out the word again, and tossed it into the shallow water near the path, where it plopped into the water, sending out circles from where it fell.
Wiktionary03
He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
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As the sun plops into the Pacific off Venice Beach, California, the four of us are sitting in a rented car at the corner of Rose and Main.
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"[A]fter a bit the old ship went down all on a sudden with a lurch to starboard---plop. The suck in was something awful."
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We hear the plop of a frog jumping into the canal.
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