English dictionary
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English noun: plop | |||
| 1. | plop (event) the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
English adverb: plop | |||
| 1. | plop with a short hollow thud | ||
| Samples | Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green. | ||
| Synonyms | plunk | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: plop | |||
| 1. | plop (motion) drop something with a plopping sound | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop | ||
| 2. | plop (motion) drop with the sound of something falling into water | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
| 3. | plop (contact) set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | ||
| Samples | He planked the money on the table. He planked himself into the sofa. | ||
| Examples | The children plop in the rocking chair, There plop some children in the rocking chair | ||
| Synonyms | flump, plank, plonk, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place down, put down, set down | ||
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