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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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 One snowy night last January, a giggling, handsy couple wandered into a Williamsburg steak restaurant near closing time and plopped down at the bar. Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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