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Meaning of PLOP

Pronunciation:  plâp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
  2. [adv]  (informal) with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
  3. [v]  set (something or oneself) down; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
  4. [v]  drop with the sound of something falling into water
  5. [v]  drop something with a plopping sound
 
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 Synonyms: flump, plank, plonk, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk, plunk down
 
 See Also: come down, descend, drop, fall, go down, noise, place down, put down, set down

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Plop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Plopping}.] [Imitative.]
    To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or
    slap, as on the surface of water.
          The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling.
    
  2. \Plop\, n.
    Act of plopping; the sound made in plopping.
    
 
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