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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Alana Laverty is the type of person who plops down and peruses cookbooks.
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Andrew Zucker, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
Fact is, there just aren’t many iconic buildings left in which the league can plop down a rink.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The pet camera shows Dotty first sitting on her cot, with her head plopped down in disbelief that she'd been banished.
—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
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Andrew Zucker, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
Fact is, there just aren’t many iconic buildings left in which the league can plop down a rink.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The pet camera shows Dotty first sitting on her cot, with her head plopped down in disbelief that she'd been banished.
—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
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“Plop down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plop%20down. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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