Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plop

1 sense of plop

Sense 1
plop -- (the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb plop

3 senses of plop

Sense 1
plop -- (drop something with a plopping sound)
       => drop -- (let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes")

Sense 2
plop -- (drop with the sound of something falling into water)
       => descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")

Sense 3
plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump -- (set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa")
       => set down, put down, place down -- (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here")

Synonyms of adv plop

1 sense of plop

Sense 1
plop, plunk -- (with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green")

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