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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Flying your favorite spacecraft is as simple as plopping down in the captain’s chair to engage in some hairy dogfights and clandestine patrols over strange worlds or the inky cosmic blackness as the gameplay shifts from a standard FPS to a third-person perspective.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Rather than taking his customary position in the starting lineup, Brandon Miller instead spent most of Monday afternoon plopped down next to two huge containers of Gatorade, sporting a burgundy sweatsuit and not a purple uniform.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
Even the movie’s poster provokes a wince: The film’s stars, plopped down on a couch on the curb, their characters’ apartment furnishings piled high, to the right of a palm tree in flames.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Near the end of the line, Kellen greeted Frederick with a fist-bump before plopping down on a couch to catch up with his best friend, Nolan Robbins, and his other classmates.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Rather than taking his customary position in the starting lineup, Brandon Miller instead spent most of Monday afternoon plopped down next to two huge containers of Gatorade, sporting a burgundy sweatsuit and not a purple uniform.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
Even the movie’s poster provokes a wince: The film’s stars, plopped down on a couch on the curb, their characters’ apartment furnishings piled high, to the right of a palm tree in flames.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Near the end of the line, Kellen greeted Frederick with a fist-bump before plopping down on a couch to catch up with his best friend, Nolan Robbins, and his other classmates.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plop down
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“Plop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop%20down. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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