Plop
verb
To drop something into liquid causing a small sound or splash.
She plopped the ice into her drink.
Often appears as...
- plop into
- plop down
verb
To sit down heavily or clumsily.
After a long day, she just plopped down on the couch.
Often appears as...
- plop down on
- plop onto
noun
The sound that something makes when it falls or is dropped into liquid.
I heard the plop of a stone dropping into the pond.
interjection
The word 'plop' is used to imitate the sound of something dropping into liquid.
'Plop!' went the pebble into the water.
verb
To drop something into liquid causing a small sound or splash.
She plopped the ice into her drink.
Often appears as...
- plop into
- plop down
verb
To sit down heavily or clumsily.
After a long day, she just plopped down on the couch.
Often appears as...
- plop down on
- plop onto
noun
The sound that something makes when it falls or is dropped into liquid.
I heard the plop of a stone dropping into the pond.
interjection
The word 'plop' is used to imitate the sound of something dropping into liquid.
'Plop!' went the pebble into the water.
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Pro Tip 1/2Soft Sound Indication
Use 'plop' to describe a gentle sound made when an object falls into liquid, not loud noises.
A single berry plopped into the creamy yogurt.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Object
'Plop' often implies a small or lightweight object is dropped, not heavy items.
The cherry plopped into the glass without a splash.
Pro Tip 1/2Soft Sound Indication
Use 'plop' to describe a gentle sound made when an object falls into liquid, not loud noises.
A single berry plopped into the creamy yogurt.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Object
'Plop' often implies a small or lightweight object is dropped, not heavy items.
The cherry plopped into the glass without a splash.
Pro Tip 1/2Soft Sound Indication
Use 'plop' to describe a gentle sound made when an object falls into liquid, not loud noises.
A single berry plopped into the creamy yogurt.
Pro Tip 2/2Light Object
'Plop' often implies a small or lightweight object is dropped, not heavy items.
The cherry plopped into the glass without a splash.
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Mike Biddle: We can...
compared to making something the traditional way. And instead of plopping down several hundred million dollars to build a chemical plant that will only make one type of plastic for its entire life, our plants can make any type of plastic we feed them. And we make a drop-in replacement for that plastic that's made from petrochemicals. Our customers get to enjoy
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We can recycle plastic -...
compared to making something the traditional way and instead of plopping down several hundred million dollars to build a chemical plant that will only make one type of plastic for its entire life our plants can make any type of plastic we feed them and we make a drop-in replacement for that plastic that's made from petrochemicals our
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Asking for help is a...
and play with the kids until class starts." So I went over there and plopped down like I owned the place, and I'm playing, and all of a sudden, the boy next to me, he was wearing a white shirt with blue shorts. I remember it like it was yesterday. Suddenly he stopped playing and he said,
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Saving Water Voles From...
helps regulate nitrogen a vital nutrient for plant growth and what are the main signs if you think you've got water voles living near you what what signs can people look out for you might hear everybody say as you walk past the water you might hear the plop as they jump in the water
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The case against "good"...
to try and mask the truth and send me hurling into the evening with a plop of disorganized tresses. This will not do. Perhaps my hair looks like an amazing glossy sculpture that frames my face perfectly, and lends an air of magic to the night. Well, "good" just doesn't cut it.
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The Venus Fly Trap’s...
between the brush of a scrambling cricket and the plop of a raindrop with each leaf trap having a limited number of uses before it withers and dies being able to tell the difference between a rainstorm and a tasty meal is a vital energy saving system for the plant
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Taylor Wilson: My...
Now the really interesting thing about these reactors is they're built in a factory. So they're modular reactors that are built essentially on an assembly line, and they're trucked anywhere in the world, you plop them down, and they produce electricity.
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Introducing a New Baby...
nest all over the place and they can fall out and they very often make the nests over water which does also assist in protecting against predators but when their wind really blows and one of them falls out they got a plop into the water
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Interview: George &...
from you know this American lifestyle and it was plopped down in this you know rainforest hut you know and it was a huge adjustment I ended up loving it and so it was that experience which really
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How fire shapes...
biosphere two a completely engineered self-contained entity something that in principle could be plopped down on another planet has no tolerance zero for
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Mike Biddle: We can...
compared to making something the traditional way. And instead of plopping down several hundred million dollars to build a chemical plant that will only make one type of plastic for its entire life, our plants can make any type of plastic we feed them. And we make a drop-in replacement for that plastic that's made from petrochemicals. Our customers get to enjoy
Video examples
We can recycle plastic -...
compared to making something the traditional way and instead of plopping down several hundred million dollars to build a chemical plant that will only make one type of plastic for its entire life our plants can make any type of plastic we feed them and we make a drop-in replacement for that plastic that's made from petrochemicals our
Video examples
Asking for help is a...
and play with the kids until class starts." So I went over there and plopped down like I owned the place, and I'm playing, and all of a sudden, the boy next to me, he was wearing a white shirt with blue shorts. I remember it like it was yesterday. Suddenly he stopped playing and he said,
Video examples
Saving Water Voles From...
helps regulate nitrogen a vital nutrient for plant growth and what are the main signs if you think you've got water voles living near you what what signs can people look out for you might hear everybody say as you walk past the water you might hear the plop as they jump in the water
Video examples
The case against "good"...
to try and mask the truth and send me hurling into the evening with a plop of disorganized tresses. This will not do. Perhaps my hair looks like an amazing glossy sculpture that frames my face perfectly, and lends an air of magic to the night. Well, "good" just doesn't cut it.
Video examples
The Venus Fly Trap’s...
between the brush of a scrambling cricket and the plop of a raindrop with each leaf trap having a limited number of uses before it withers and dies being able to tell the difference between a rainstorm and a tasty meal is a vital energy saving system for the plant
Video examples
Taylor Wilson: My...
Now the really interesting thing about these reactors is they're built in a factory. So they're modular reactors that are built essentially on an assembly line, and they're trucked anywhere in the world, you plop them down, and they produce electricity.
Video examples
Introducing a New Baby...
nest all over the place and they can fall out and they very often make the nests over water which does also assist in protecting against predators but when their wind really blows and one of them falls out they got a plop into the water
Video examples
Interview: George &...
from you know this American lifestyle and it was plopped down in this you know rainforest hut you know and it was a huge adjustment I ended up loving it and so it was that experience which really
Video examples
How fire shapes...
biosphere two a completely engineered self-contained entity something that in principle could be plopped down on another planet has no tolerance zero for
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Craig Brown
English Critic
Personally, I belong to the speedy school of golf. If it were left up to me, I would introduce a new rule that said every golf ball has to stay in motion from the moment it leaves the tee to the moment it plops into the hole, thus obliging each player to run along after his ball and give it another whack before it stops rolling.
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Tim Schafer
American Businessman
I always think the recipe for success for a game or any sort of a fantasy experience is to think of a character that hasn't really been explored before, who is unique and has special abilities that not everybody has, and plop them into whatever is the most interesting situation to plop them into.
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Nick Lachey
American Musician
People used to come home from school and plop down in front of the TV and religiously watch 'TRL.' It was a moment in time that I think a lot of people have a lot of fond memories of. It's a fun trip to take down memory lane because it was a great time for a lot of people, bands included.
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Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
I know kids who say they have nothing to do and then go plop themselves down in front of the television to watch a movie or play Nintendo or Xbox. I think there is nothing better for killing creativity and imagination.
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Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
My ideal vacation isn't about complex maneuvers. I want to arrive somewhere foreign where I don't speak the language, go hiking, then plop down in a sunny square, have drinks, read a book, and see what happens.
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John Pomfret
American Journalist
One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that's just a fact of life.
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Ross Mathews
American Entertainer
I grew up in this little farm town, and I've always dreamt of Hollywood and pop culture, and then I suddenly found myself plopped in the middle of it.
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Billy Eichner
American Comedian
I was like a fat, sweaty kid growing up in Queens who just was plopped down in front of 'Entertainment Tonight' by my parents.
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Stephen King
Author
You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.
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Don Felder
American Musician
Every once in a while, it seems like the cosmos part, and something great plops into your lap.
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Craig Brown
English Critic
Personally, I belong to the speedy school of golf. If it were left up to me, I would introduce a new rule that said every golf ball has to stay in motion from the moment it leaves the tee to the moment it plops into the hole, thus obliging each player to run along after his ball and give it another whack before it stops rolling.
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Tim Schafer
American Businessman
I always think the recipe for success for a game or any sort of a fantasy experience is to think of a character that hasn't really been explored before, who is unique and has special abilities that not everybody has, and plop them into whatever is the most interesting situation to plop them into.
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Nick Lachey
American Musician
People used to come home from school and plop down in front of the TV and religiously watch 'TRL.' It was a moment in time that I think a lot of people have a lot of fond memories of. It's a fun trip to take down memory lane because it was a great time for a lot of people, bands included.
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Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
I know kids who say they have nothing to do and then go plop themselves down in front of the television to watch a movie or play Nintendo or Xbox. I think there is nothing better for killing creativity and imagination.
Quote examples
Rosecrans Baldwin
American Novelist
My ideal vacation isn't about complex maneuvers. I want to arrive somewhere foreign where I don't speak the language, go hiking, then plop down in a sunny square, have drinks, read a book, and see what happens.
Quote examples
John Pomfret
American Journalist
One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that's just a fact of life.
Quote examples
Ross Mathews
American Entertainer
I grew up in this little farm town, and I've always dreamt of Hollywood and pop culture, and then I suddenly found myself plopped in the middle of it.
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Billy Eichner
American Comedian
I was like a fat, sweaty kid growing up in Queens who just was plopped down in front of 'Entertainment Tonight' by my parents.
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Stephen King
Author
You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.
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Don Felder
American Musician
Every once in a while, it seems like the cosmos part, and something great plops into your lap.
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