Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plop"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plop \Plop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Plopping}.] [Imitative.]
To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or
slap, as on the surface of water.
The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plop \Plop\, n.
Act of plopping; the sound made in plopping.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plop
n : the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without
a splash
adv : (informal) with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball
down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plunk}]
v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
3: set (something or oneself) down; "He planked the money on
the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank},
{flump}, {plonk}, {plunk}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
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