plop.

1. To fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like something landing in water.

2. To drop, set, or place someone or something heavily, hastily, or without much care.

3. A sound resembling that made by something suddenly dropping into water.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• plop into water
• plop onto a surface
• plop from the spoon

On the page

A bead of wax plopped into the bowl beneath the candle.

The first heavy raindrop plopped into the puddle.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / image-rich description. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: plop; plops; plopped; plopped; plopping. Noun singular plop; plural plops. Commonness: common (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: Direct full extraction: fall/drop/move with water-drop-like sound; body drop often down; transitive set/drop/throw heavily or place hastily/carelessly; noun listed. Forms plopped/plopping verified. Individually checked for a distinct image, texture, sound, taste, smell, visual-perception or artistic function. Definitions/examples are original; sensory strength is not assumed to imply emotion. Writing functions: rounded dropping sound, unceremonious placement. Third-person singular: plops.