Meaning of plop down | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.
   ambitransitive, informal
2. To put down (something) in a heavy way.
   informal, transitive
3. To pay.
   US, informal, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“They plopped themselves down on the bed.”

“In surface America, it makes much more sense⟳ to slap a technical fix⟳ (mandatory [HIV] testing) on the "problem" and then not think⟳ about it anymore. That way we'll identify⟳ the pervert "carriers," put⟳ them away somewhere and plop down back in front of the tube with our minds untroubled.”

“Kade stood. Hands on hips. Big breaths. He reached a barstool and plopped down.”

“He plopped his wallet down.”

“I can't just plop down $50 for any old pair of jeans.”

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