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plop

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plop  (plp)
v. plopped, plop·ping, plops
v.intr.
1. To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.
2. To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.
v.tr.
To drop or set heavily, with or as if with a plopping sound: plopped the child into the stroller.
n.
A plopping sound or movement.

[Imitative.]

plop adv.

plop [plɒp]
n
the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash
vb plops, plopping, plopped
to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop the stone plopped into the water
interj
an exclamation imitative of this sound to go plop
[imitative of the sound]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plop - the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb1.plop - drop something with a plopping sound
drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2.plop - drop with the sound of something falling into water
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
3.plop - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
Adv.1.plop - with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Translations
plop [plɒp]
A. Nplaf m
B. VIhacer plaf
C. VT (also to plop down) → arrojar dejando oír un plaf
D. EXCLplaf

plop [ˈplɒp]
nplouf m, floc m
vitomber avec un floc
The ice cream plopped to the ground → La glace tomba par terre avec un floc.
vt (= put down) → déposer
plop down
vise laisser tomber
to plop down on sth [+ chair, sofa] → se laisser tomber dans qch; [+ bed, floor] → se laisser tomber sur qch
vt sepdéposer
to plop o.s. down on sth [+ chair sofa] → se laisser tomber dans qch; [+ bed, floor] → se laisser tomber sur qch
He plopped himself down on the grass → Il se laissa tomber sur l'herbe.

plop
nPlumps m; (in water) → Platsch m
adv it fell or went plop into the wateres fiel mit einem Platsch ins Wasser
vi
(= make a plopping sound)platschen
(inf: = fall) → plumpsen (inf)
vt (inf: = put down) → hinlegen

plop [plɒp]
1. nplop m inv
2. vi (stone) → fare plop

plop
n plop [plop]
the sound of a small object falling into water etc The raindrop fell into her teacup with a plop. plof يُسْقِطُ جِسْما في سائِل цопване žbluňknutí plask der Plumps, das Plumpsen «πλαφ», «μπλουμ» plaf sulps(atus) تالاپ؛ شلپ pulahdus plouf קוֹל נְפִילָה לָמַים गड़प, छपाका pjuk,pad u vodu (bez pljuska) zuppanás bunyi plung skvamp; splass plop どぶんという音 퐁당 pliumptelėjimas plunkšķis bunyi kelepuk plof plask, svupp, plopp plusk chape pleosc звук падения в воду, бульк žblnknutie štrbunk buć plopp, plums เสียงสิ่งของตกน้ำ 'cumburlop' sesi 撲通聲 звук від падіння у воду پاني ميں گرنے کي آواز tiếng rơi tõm
vpast tense, past participle plopped
to fall with this sound A stone plopped into the pool. plof يَسْقُط مُسْمِعا صَوْتا цамбурвам žbluňknout plaske plumpsen πέφτω με παφλασμό hacer plaf sulpsatama با صدای تلپ یا شلپ افتادن pulahtaa faire plouf לְהַשמִיע “פְּלוּפ” בְּנַפלוֹ לָמַים छपछपाना bućnuti,kliznuti u vodu pottyan jatuh ke dalam air skvampa; splassa (cadere) どぶんと落ちる 퐁당 하며 떨어지다 pliumptelėti []plunkšķēt dgn bunyi kelepuk plonzen plumpe, plaske, knalle wpaść z pluskiem, plusnąć cair a pleoscăi булькнуть žblnknúť štrbunkniti bućnuti ploppa, plumsa ตกลงน้ำเสียงดังจ๋อม cumburlop diye düşmek 撲通地落下 шубовснути اس آواز سے گرنا rơi tõm


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