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Plopped vs Propped - What's the difference?

plopped | propped |

As verbs the difference between plopped and propped

is that plopped is past tense of plop while propped is past tense of prop.

plopped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (plop)

    • plop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface.
    • He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
  • (British) slang for excrement, derived from the "plop" sound made when the former hits water in a toilet.

    • Verb

    (plopp)
  • To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.
  • To land heavily or loosely.
    • He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
    2009 , Reif Larson, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet , Pinguin Books, p. 37:
  • :: There was a world inside that tall grass. You could plop yourself down in the middle of it with the scraggly stems against the back of your neck and the endless grasses rising up and jackknifing against the bigbluesky, and the ranch and all of its players would fade into a distant dream.
  • (British) To excrete, derived from the "plop" sound made when excrement hits water in a toilet.

    • propped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prop)

    • prop

    English

    Etymology 1

    Akin to German Pfropfen and Danish proppe, compare Latin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
    • They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop .
  • (rugby) The player who is next to the hooker in a scrum.
  • One of the seashells in the game of props.

    • Verb

    (propp)
  • To support or shore up something.
    • Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of property.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. Contraction of "property".
    • They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.
    Usage notes
    * In stagecraft, usually the term (term) is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts (e.g., a glass, a book or a weapon). Larger items adding to the scene, (e.g. chairs) are considered part of the set. * Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop.

    Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of propeller.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The propeller of an aircraft.

    • Etymology 4

    Abbreviation of proposition.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
    • Derived terms
    * prop wash * warm prop ----