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n. - The noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash; v. - Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;

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Usage examples (29)
  • And where does science say anything about where a putative designer would "plop" a code?
  • The wail through the air and the soft "plop" of the gas shells seemed attuned to the dirge-like soughing of the wind.
  • I turned and 'plop', the arrow on my gps appeared!
  • I took hold of the line, and then, "plop," as the poet said.
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