plunk
plunked; plunks; plunking
To plunk is to abruptly drop an object (or yourself). Your daily routine, for example, might include rushing home after school so you can plunk yourself on the couch to play video games.
There are various ways to plunk: A waiter might plunk your hamburger on the table, and you could choose to plunk down a buck as a tip. You can also plunk the string of a guitar or other instrument, by plucking it casually or inexpressively: "I don't really know how to play the ukulele — I just like to plunk the strings." This last meaning is the original one, from an imitation of the sound of a plunk.
Definitions of plunk
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set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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synonyms:
flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk down
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type of:
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place down, put down, set down
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
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place down, put down, set down
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make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
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drop steeply
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power-dive
make a power dive
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nosedive
plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
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duck
submerge or plunge suddenly
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crash-dive
descend steeply and rapidly
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chute, jump, parachute
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
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sky dive, skydive
jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
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pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
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a hollow twanging sound
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type of:
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sound
the sudden occurrence of an audible event
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sound
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(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
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with a short hollow thud
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synonyms:
plop
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