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• plop down — ˌplop ˈdown [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plop down he/she/it plops down present participle plopping down past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• plop down — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms plop down : present tense I/you/we/they plop down he/she/it plops down present participle plopping down past tense plopped down past participle plopped down informal to sit down carelessly but… …   English dictionary

• plop down — PHRASAL VERB If you plop down or plop yourself down somewhere, you sit down quickly but gently. [INFORMAL] [V P] I plopped down on one of the dark red sofas... [V pron refl P] He plopped himself down on the grass …   English dictionary

• plop — [[t]plɒ̱p[/t]] plops, plopping, plopped 1) N COUNT; SOUND A plop is a soft, gentle sound, like the sound made by something dropping into water without disturbing the surface much. Another drop of water fell with a soft plop. 2) VERB If something… …   English dictionary

• plop — plop1 [ plap ] verb 1. ) intransitive plop on/into to fall with a short sound like the sound made by a small object falling into a liquid, or by an amount of liquid falling onto a surface: Large raindrops began to plop on the car roof. 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• plop — I UK [plɒp] / US [plɑp] verb Word forms plop : present tense I/you/we/they plop he/she/it plops present participle plopping past tense plopped past participle plopped 1) [intransitive] to fall with a short sound like the sound made by a small… …   English dictionary

• plop — Synonyms and related words: abruptly, bang, blubber, boil, boil over, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, burble, cast, cave, cave in, chuck, clap, dash, decline, dive, droop, drop, effervesce, exactly, fall, ferment, fizz, fizzle, fling, flop, flop… …   Moby Thesaurus

• plop — /plop/, v., plopped, plopping, n., adv. v.i. 1. to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: A frog plopped into the pond. 2. to fall with such a sound: Big raindrops plopped against the window. 3. to drop or fall with… …   Universalium

• plop — plop1 [plɔp US pla:p] n the sound made by something when it falls or is dropped into liquid with a plop ▪ The soap fell into the bath with a loud plop. plop 2 plop2 v past tense and past participle plopped present participle plopping [Date: 1800… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plop — 1 noun (C) a sound like something solid dropping into liquid: The soap fell into the bath with a loud plop. 2 verb plopped, plopping 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to fall somewhere making a sound like a plop (+ on/down etc): A few drops of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plop — 1. n. the sound of dropping something soft and bulky, such as a hunk of meat. □ When the roast fell on the floor, it made a nasty plop. □ When I heard the plop, I looked up and saw our dinner on the floor. 2. tv. to put or place something… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions