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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The pet camera shows Dotty first sitting on her cot, with her head plopped down in disbelief that she'd been banished.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead of piecemeal infill developments and replacement of mini-malls and other relatively small buildings with huge high-rises containing hundreds of apartments and a few stores, this plan could have seen an entire new city plopped down on open space and farmland.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Instead of piecemeal infill developments and replacement of mini-malls and other relatively small buildings with huge high-rises containing hundreds of apartments and a few stores, this plan could have seen an entire new city plopped down on open space and farmland.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Plop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop%20down. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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