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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a hollow twanging sound
2: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [syn: plunk, plunker] v
1: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: clop, clump, clunk, plunk]
2: 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" [syn: plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump]
3: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: dive, plunge, plunk]
4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [syn: pluck, plunk, pick] adv
1: with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: plop, plunk]

Merriam Webster's

or plonk verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1805 transitive verb 1. to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound 2. to set down suddenly ; plump intransitive verb 1. to make a plunking sound 2. to drop abruptly ; dive 3. to come out in favor of someone or something ; plump — used with for • plunk noun • plunker noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the sound made by the sharply plucked string of a stringed instrument. 2 US a heavy blow. 3 US = PLONK(1) n. --v. 1 intr. & tr. sound or cause to sound with a plunk. 2 tr. US hit abruptly. 3 tr. US = PLONK(1) v. Etymology: imit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plunk Plunk, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. 2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike. 3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plunk Plunk, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. 3. To play truant, or ``hooky''. [Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plunk Plunk, n. 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] 2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(plunks, plunking, plunked) 1. If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without great care. (AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use plonk) Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair... She swept up a hat from where it had fallen on the ground, and plunked it on her hair. VERB: V n with down, V n on n 2. If you plunk yourself somewhere, or plunk down, you sit down heavily and clumsily. (AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use plonk) I watched them go and plunked down on one of the small metal chairs. VERB: V down

Moby Thesaurus

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