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Definition of 'plunk'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) plunk
to throw, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down).

2.  plunk
to push, shove, toss, etc. (sometimes fol. by in, over, etc.):
to plunk the ball over the net.

3. (v.i.) plunk
to give forth a twanging sound.

4.  plunk
to drop heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down):
to plunk down somewhere.

5. (n.) plunk
the act or sound of plunking.

6.  plunk
a direct, forcible blow.

7. (adv.) plunk
squarely; exactly:
The ball landed plunk in the middle.

Etymology: (1760–70; expressive word akin to pluck)

Definition of 'plunk'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) plunk
a hollow twanging sound

2. (verb) plunk, plunker
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

3. (verb) clop, clump, clunk, plunk
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

4. (verb) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
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. (verb) dive, plunge, plunk
drop steeply
"the stock market plunged"

6. (adverb) pluck, plunk, pick
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

7. (adverb) plop, plunk
with a short hollow thud
"plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"

'plunk' - Nearby Entries
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