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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Portland, Maine Beer Spots: The Great Lost Bear The old man of the scene, The Great Lost Bear has been slinging pints for decades now and is a fine place to plop down slightly away from the downtown scene and meet the locals.
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Em Sauter, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The service has skyrocketed to 300 million global subscribers and is expected to plop down $18 billion on content this year.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Em Sauter, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The service has skyrocketed to 300 million global subscribers and is expected to plop down $18 billion on content this year.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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 13 Apr. 2025.
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