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My ideal vacation isn't about complex maneuvers. I want to arrive somewhere foreign where I don't speak the language, go hiking, then plop down in a sunny square, have drinks, read a book, and see what happens.
Rosecrans Baldwin

Meaning of "plop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLOP

Imitative of the sound.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLOP

plop  [plɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plop is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb plop in English.



Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES PLOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plop in the English dictionary

The first definition of plop in the dictionary is the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash. Other definition of plop is to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop. Plop is also an exclamation imitative of this sound.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLOP

PRESENT

Present
I plop
you plop
he/she/it plops
we plop
you plop
they plop
Present continuous
I am plopping
you are plopping
he/she/it is plopping
we are plopping
you are plopping
they are plopping
Present perfect
I have plopped
you have plopped
he/she/it has plopped
we have plopped
you have plopped
they have plopped
Present perfect continuous
I have been plopping
you have been plopping
he/she/it has been plopping
we have been plopping
you have been plopping
they have been plopping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I plopped
you plopped
he/she/it plopped
we plopped
you plopped
they plopped
Past continuous
I was plopping
you were plopping
he/she/it was plopping
we were plopping
you were plopping
they were plopping
Past perfect
I had plopped
you had plopped
he/she/it had plopped
we had plopped
you had plopped
they had plopped
Past perfect continuous
I had been plopping
you had been plopping
he/she/it had been plopping
we had been plopping
you had been plopping
they had been plopping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will plop
you will plop
he/she/it will plop
we will plop
you will plop
they will plop
Future continuous
I will be plopping
you will be plopping
he/she/it will be plopping
we will be plopping
you will be plopping
they will be plopping
Future perfect
I will have plopped
you will have plopped
he/she/it will have plopped
we will have plopped
you will have plopped
they will have plopped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
he/she/it will have been plopping
we will have been plopping
you will have been plopping
they will have been plopping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would plop
you would plop
he/she/it would plop
we would plop
you would plop
they would plop
Conditional continuous
I would be plopping
you would be plopping
he/she/it would be plopping
we would be plopping
you would be plopping
they would be plopping
Conditional perfect
I would have plop
you would have plop
he/she/it would have plop
we would have plop
you would have plop
they would have plop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been plopping
you would have been plopping
he/she/it would have been plopping
we would have been plopping
you would have been plopping
they would have been plopping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you plop
we let´s plop
you plop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to plop
Past participle
plopped
Present Participle
plopping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLOP


clop
klɒp
cowflop
ˈkaʊˌflɒp
cowplop
ˈkaʊˌplɒp
Dunlop
ˈdʌnlɒp
escalope
ˈɛskəˌlɒp
flop
flɒp
gigaflop
ˈɡɪɡəˌflɒp
glop
ɡlɒp
lop
lɒp
megaflop
ˈmɛɡəˌflɒp
orlop
ˈɔːlɒp
slipslop
ˈslɪpˌslɒp
slop
slɒp
teraflop
ˈtɛrəˌflɒp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLOP

ploddingness
plodge
Plomer
plonge
plonk
plonker
plonking
plonko
plook
plooky
plopped
plopping
plosion
plosive
plot
plotful
Plotinus
plotless
plotlessness
plotline

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLOP

belly flop
clip-clop
codswallop
collop
dallop
develop
dollop
envelop
flip-flop
gallop
galop
gollop
redevelop
Salop
scallop
shallop
slip-slop
the flop
trollop
wallop

Synonyms and antonyms of plop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLOP

Find out the translation of plop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扑通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plop
570 millions of speakers

English

plop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खटखटाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صوت نزول المطر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлеп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকস্মাৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ploc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plumps
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウンチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

풍덩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plop
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng tom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घट्ट पकड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plusk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шльоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γδούπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plopp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOP»

The term «plop» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plop

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5 QUOTES WITH «PLOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word plop.
1
Rosecrans Baldwin
My ideal vacation isn't about complex maneuvers. I want to arrive somewhere foreign where I don't speak the language, go hiking, then plop down in a sunny square, have drinks, read a book, and see what happens.
2
Brendan I. Koerner
Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place. Because the systems operate above traffic, collisions with errant motorists are never an issue. The trains are automated, saving millions in labor costs in the long run.
3
John Pomfret
One of the problems that we have as American journalists is that we bring the American cultural baggage with us and we plop it down and it follows us around and that's just a fact of life.
4
Tim Schafer
I always think the recipe for success for a game or any sort of a fantasy experience is to think of a character that hasn't really been explored before, who is unique and has special abilities that not everybody has, and plop them into whatever is the most interesting situation to plop them into.
5
Cobie Smulders
When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOP»

Discover the use of plop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Raindrop, plop!
A young girl and her dog find many things to count on a rainy day, both as they play outside and after they come home to a warm, dry house.
Wendy Cheyette Lewison, 2004
2
The Drop Goes Plop: A First Look at the Water Cycle
Mama and baby seagull follow a drop of water, beginning when it is evaporated from the ocean and becomes part of a cloud, through its use by humans, and ending when it is again evaporated from the ocean.
Sam Godwin, 2004
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Plop: Recent Projects of the Public Art Fund
This book sheds new light on a key aspect of contemporary art, while also creating a lasting pictorial record of installations on view for perhaps only a few weeks or months.
Susan K. Freedman, NY Public Art Fund New York, 2004
4
Hop! Plop!
When Mouse and Elephant go to the playground together, it seems as if everything they try to play on together is broken, until they finally find the piece of equipment that is just right for them.
Corey Rosen Schwartz, Tali Klein, 2006
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Plop the Raindrop
Table of Illustrations Plop the raindrop....................6 Plop falls from the sky............... ...11 Plop meets the miserly molecule..............17 The fire engulfsthe pond............... ....30 Plop observes the vapors.............................35 Plop hurtles towards the ...
Kevin Alan Richards, 2011
6
Terrible Plop
Here is the story Of the Terrible PLOP, With a bear and a rabbit And a hop hop hop. But what is the PLOP? And where does it hide? Open the book And look inside . . .
Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner, 2012
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Plip, Plop, Pond!
Presents brightly colored illustrations of pond animals.
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The Bryce 5 Handbook
Plop Renderer On/Off. Plop Rendering is initiated by clicking this tool on (it turns red), and then by click-dragging out a framed area in a rendered image. This allows you to render selected parts of an image that has been altered, as opposed to ...
Shamms Mortier, 2002
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My Life as a Busted-Up Basketball Backboard
K-PLOP I turned to see my lead guitarist throw himself down onto the floor. What on earth? He began playing as he leaped up and did it again, this time along with my keyboard player. Then again, with the bass guitarist getting into the act.
Bill Myers, 2000
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Contemplative Abstracts
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John O'Loughlin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cars make way for bikes in transit-oriented housing proposal
"Plop architecture" is the name I gave to one of the biggest urban design faults of Chicago's pre-recession building boom. It was my pejorative ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
With Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson trade, Mets now have something …
Already, it's been buoyed by Michael Conforto, Johnson's ability to plop into a corner outfield spot, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis' rejuvenated hitting. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Birds cause a stink scattering mothballs in the driveway
“The bird will simply plop itself down in the middle of an ant hill, spread out its feathers and let the ants climb all over it. The theory is that the ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Sergio Leone's spaghetti western sets: The Good, the Not Bad and …
Having explored every last inch of this intentionally godforsaken town, Matt and I plop down on a seat outside the saloon, waiting for the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Thinking outside the cubicle
Whether you're looking for workshops, networking, childcare, happy hour, ping-pong, kindred spirits or simply a place to plop down your laptop ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
1949 2DW Willys Pickup - Wicked Willys: Part 7
... we were able to bolt the Trail Ready beadlocks back in place and rolled the Jeep out of the garage so we could plop the bed on the truck. «Four Wheeler Network, Jul 15»
7
Cow Plop Drop raises money for eight charities
HORSE DRAWN wagon rides were just one option at the Cow Plop Drop on Saturday at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. «The Star Beacon, Jul 15»
8
Moms of Stillwater column: Cast out of town
Plop down and follow some crazy moms of Stillwater in this weekly column — their rants, raves, honest and raw conversations about surviving ... «Stillwater Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Marin Snapshot: Mill Valley photographer shoots for her dream
... me with a certain sense of pride and it's certainly a lot easier to go into a client meeting and plop down an 11-pound, 372-page book and say, ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
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PICTURES: Wildlife feel right at home in our garden in Brent Pelham
Approach it without using enough caution and you'll spark a machine gun-style plop-plop-plop-plop of basking amphibians leaping from their ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»

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