plop down
phrasal verb
plopped down; plopping down; plops down
informal
1
: to sit or lie down in a heavy or careless way
They plopped down on the floor.
He plopped himself down in the chair.
2
: to drop or place (something or someone) in a heavy or careless way
He plopped the tray down.
3
US
: to pay or spend (money)
I can't afford to just plop down $30 for a T-shirt.
He'd already plopped a lot of money down for legal fees.
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Machado plopped down in the front row, leaned back into the arms of his teammates for a few pictures, and the Padres returned to the clubhouse for a little more revelry.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Here's everything that went wrong The troubled spacecraft spent over three months in space and returned to the surface empty
The Boeing Starliner finally plopped down in the New Mexico desert last week after spending three months in orbit.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
One Sunday earlier this month, Dave Portnoy ordered a pizza, plopped down on his couch to watch football, and lit a blunt.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
With a 12-inch pillow made from lycra fabric filled with foam granules as its base, the Gaming Pillow looks like a miniature bean bag chair and should be malleable enough to stay upright even when plopped down on uneven surfaces.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Here's everything that went wrong The troubled spacecraft spent over three months in space and returned to the surface empty
The Boeing Starliner finally plopped down in the New Mexico desert last week after spending three months in orbit.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2024
One Sunday earlier this month, Dave Portnoy ordered a pizza, plopped down on his couch to watch football, and lit a blunt.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
With a 12-inch pillow made from lycra fabric filled with foam granules as its base, the Gaming Pillow looks like a miniature bean bag chair and should be malleable enough to stay upright even when plopped down on uneven surfaces.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Plop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop%20down. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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