plop

UK: /ˈplɒp/ US: /plɑp/ ,(plop)

Inflections of 'plop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

plops

v 3rd person singular

plopping

v pres p

plopped

v past

plopped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

plop /plɑp/   v., plopped, plop•ping, n., adv. 
v. 

1. to (cause to) fall and make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water: [no object]
   Big raindrops plopped against the window.
   [~ + object]
   The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.
2. to (cause to) drop or fall with full force or direct impact: [no object]
   She plopped into her chair.
   [~ + object]
   She plopped the heavy bags down on the chair.

n. [countable]

3. a plopping sound or fall.
4. the act of plopping.

adv. 

5. with a plop:
   The frog jumped plop into the water.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

plop  (plop), v., plopped, plop•ping, 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 full force or direct impact:
   He plopped into a chair.

v.t. 

4. to drop or set down heavily:
   She plopped her books on the desk.
5. to cause to plop:
   The fisherman plopped the bait into the river.

n. 

6. a plopping sound or fall.
7. the act of plopping.

adv. 

8. with a plop:
   The stone fell plop into the water.

• imitative 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

plop / plɒp/ noun

1. the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash

verb (plops, plopping, plopped)

1. to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop: the stone plopped into the water

interjection

1. an exclamation imitative of this sound: to go plop

Etymology: 19th Century: imitative of the sound