plunk

Definition of plunk

Verbs

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
Synonyms:
clop, clump, clunk
Type of:
go, sound
make a certain noise or sound
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
Synonyms:
flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk down
Type of:
place down, put down, set down
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
drop steeply
Synonyms:
dive, plunge
dump
fall abruptly
Types:
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power-dive
make a power dive
nosedive
plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
duck
submerge or plunge suddenly
crash-dive
descend steeply and rapidly
chute, jump, parachute
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
sky dive, skydive
jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
Type of:
come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
Synonyms:
pick, pluck
Types:
twang
pluck (strings of an instrument)
Type of:
draw, force, pull
cause to move by pulling

Nouns

a hollow twanging sound
Type of:
sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
Synonyms:
plunker
Type of:
hit, hitting, striking
the act of contacting one thing with another

Adverbs

with a short hollow thud
Synonyms:
plop

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Words that contain plunk

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 plunk for
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