plop down
English
Verb
plop down (third-person singular simple present plop downs, present participle plop downing, simple past and past participle plop downed) (informal)
- (transitive, intransitive) To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.
- 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 42, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 221:
- Kade stood. Hands on hips. Big breaths. He reached a barstool and plopped down.
- They plopped themselves down on the bed.
- (transitive) To put down (something) in a heavy way.
- He plopped his wallet down.
- (US, transitive) To pay.
- I can't just plop down $50 for any old pair of jeans.