What does plunk mean?
Definitions for plunk
plʌŋkplunk
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word plunk.
Princeton's WordNet
plunknoun
a hollow twanging sound
plunk, plunkerverb
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
clop, clump, clunk, plunkverb
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
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"
dive, plunge, plunkverb
drop steeply
"the stock market plunged"
pluck, plunk, pickadverb
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
plop, plunkadverb
with a short hollow thud
"plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
Wiktionary
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.
Etymology: Onomatopoetic. Compare flump.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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