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plopped down

plopped down is the simple past and past participle of plop down.

Meaning of plop down

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.
    • They plopped themselves down on the bed.
  2. (informal, transitive) To put down (something) in a heavy way.
    • He plopped his wallet down.
  3. (US, informal, transitive) To pay.
    • I can't just plop down $50 for any old pair of jeans.

Questions about plopped down

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

Words near plopped down in the dictionary

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

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