Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plop down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: plop -down
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.

Informal

verb

To put down (something) in a heavy way.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To pay.

American usage; Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"They plopped themselves down on the bed."
"In surface America, it makes much more sense to slap a technical fix (mandatory [HIV] testing) on the "problem" and then not think about it anymore. That way we'll identify the pervert "carriers," put them away somewhere and plop down back in front of the tube with our minds untroubled."
"Kade stood. Hands on hips. Big breaths. He reached a barstool and plopped down."
"He plopped his wallet down."
"I can't just plop down $50 for any old pair of jeans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

plops down (present, singular) plopping down (participle, present) plopped down (participle, past) plopped down (past)

Questions

What does plop down mean?: To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.

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