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plopped

plopped is the simple past and past participle of plop.

Meaning of plop

Verb

plop (third-person singular simple present plops, present participle plopping, simple past and past participle plopped)

  1. To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
    • Stooping, she picked up another pebble, sounded out the word again, and tossed it into the shallow water near the path, where it plopped into the water, sending out circles from where it fell.2012, Augusta Trobaugh, Music From Beyond The Moon, page 43
  2. (ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely.
    • He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
  3. (UK) To defecate.

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Phrases with plopped

Questions about plopped

What is plopped the simple past and past participle of?
Plopped is the simple past and past participle of plop.

Words near plopped in the dictionary

  1. ploot
  2. ploots
  3. plop
  4. plop down
  5. Plopana
  6. plopped
  7. plopped down
  8. plopper
  9. ploppers
  10. ploppier
  11. ploppies

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