as in to plop
to throw or set down clumsily or casually for now, just flump the rug on the floor—we'll unroll it later

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  • But rather than making any attempt to stay dry — taking shoes or socks off, rolling up his pants — Finau plopped himself in the water, got set and hit a 63-yard pitch into the fairway.
    Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025
  • Then she’s plopped into this garden club with three people who become friends — maybe the first real friends she’s ever had — and they all get roped into this crazy, mostly accidental murder.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
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“Flump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flump. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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