Definitions for plunk
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plunknoun

   a hollow twanging sound

2. plunk, plunkerverb

   (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

3. clop, clump, clunk, plunkverb

   make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

4. plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plumpverb

   set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

   "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

5. dive, plunge, plunkverb

   drop steeply

   "the stock market plunged"

6. pluck, plunk, pickadverb

   pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

   "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

7. plop, plunkadverb

   with a short hollow thud

   "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plunkverb

   To drop or throw heavily (onto or into something) so that it makes a sound

   Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar.

2. Etymology: Onomatopoetic. Compare flump.

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1. plunk

   Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists.The duo has released 10 studio albums. They earned a Grammy nomination in 2012 for their video album Get Along. Their most recent album, Crybaby, was released on October 21, 2022. Tegan and Sara's memoir High School was released on September 24, 2019. The TV series of the same name based on the memoir was released on Amazon Freevee in the fall of 2022.

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1. plunk

   The term "plunk" generally refers to a loud, heavy sound that occurs when an object or person falls or is dropped onto a surface, creating a distinct and notable noise.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLUNK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plunk is ranked #14064 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Plunk surname appeared 2,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Plunk.
   
   93.3% or 1,997 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 55 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 18 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Descend
   • Set Down
   • Sound

How to pronounce plunk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say plunk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plunk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plunk
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunk
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html