Definition of PLOP

plop

Plural: plops

Noun

  • the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
  • A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
  • Excrement.

Verb

Verb Forms: plopped, plopping, plops

  • To drop or fall heavily into a liquid, making a sound.
  • drop something with a plopping sound
  • drop with the sound of something falling into water
  • set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
  • To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
  • To land heavily or loosely.
  • To defecate.

Adverb

  • with a short hollow thud
    • "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"

Intj

  • Indicating the sound of something plopping.

Examples

  • He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
  • He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
  • The tiles seemed to PLOP into his rack with frustrating consistency, giving him only vowels.

Origin / Etymology

Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.

Synonyms

flump, plank, plonk, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down

Scrabble Score: 8

plop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

plop: valid Words With Friends Word