plop
To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquidTo make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
» Plop into the water and dive.
Бултыхнись в воду и нырни. — shanghainese · CC BY 2.0 FR
Хлюпайся у воду та пірнай. — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR
deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
3 sensesTo make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
ploppen
плю́хнутьсяpljúxnutʹsja, булты́хнутьсяbultýxnutʹsja
drop with the sound of something falling into water
(ambitransitive)To land heavily or loosely.
He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
plumpsen
плюхнулсяpljuxnulsja, плюхнуласьpljuxnulasʹ
(UK)To defecate.
Examples
11 sentencesPlop into the water and dive.
Хлюпайся у воду та пірнай. — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruБултыхнись в воду и нырни. — shanghainese · CC BY 2.0 FR
He plopped down on the couch.
He plopped down on the bed, exhausted.
Just plop it on the counter there.
Can you plop some ice into my drink?
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plops, plopping, plopped, ploppedSynonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.