plop

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  1. intransitive verb To fall with a sound like that of an object falling into water without splashing.
  2. intransitive verb To let the body drop heavily: Exhausted, I plopped into the armchair.
  3. transitive verb To drop or set heavily, with or as if with a plopping sound: plopped the child into the stroller.
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  • She half stumbled and sat down with a plop, as if she'd lost her balance. —  AnalogSFF,May2008
  • Then, I reached across to the farthest holes, dug a knee into the nearside of the boat, leaned backward, and plop --it came over on top of me. —  Analog SFF, September 2006
  • It hit the lake with a hiss and a plop, and vanished. —  Magazine - Aeon Authors - 2006 - Issue 07 - Aeon Seven
  • Yes plop, they were normal people who finished out their police careers and are now on retirement. —  Readthehook.com - Current Articles
  • The surface ripples now and again as a fish jumps, with a 'plop', and dragonflies are hovering a little higher in the air. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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thunk ·  splat ·  clunk ·  fizz ·  gopher ·  clop ·  whump ·  whoosh ·  whir ·  gurgle ·  susurrus ·  thud

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plop:   plopped
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