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plunk
(plŭngk) also plonk (plŏngk, plŭngk)v. plunked, plunk·ing, plunks also plonked or plonk·ing or plonks
v.tr.
1. To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the counter.
2. To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).
v.intr.
1. To drop or fall abruptly or heavily; plump: plunked onto the couch with a sigh of relief.
2. To emit a hollow twanging sound.
n.
1. Informal A heavy blow or stroke.
2. A short hollow twanging sound.
adv. Informal
1. With a short hollow thud.
2. Exactly; precisely: The dart landed plunk in the center of the target.
[Imitative.]
plunk′er n.
plunk′y adj.
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plunk
(plʌŋk)vb
1. (Music, other) to pluck (the strings) of (a banjo, harp, etc) or (of such an instrument) to give forth a sound when plucked
2. (often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly
n
3. the act or sound of plunking
4. informal a hard blow
interj
an exclamation imitative of the sound of something plunking
adv
informal exactly; squarely: plunk into his lap.
[C20: imitative]
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plunk
(plʌŋk)v.t.
2. to throw, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down).
3. to push, shove, toss, etc. (sometimes fol. by in, over, etc.): to plunk the ball over the net.
v.i. 4. to give forth a twanging sound.
5. to drop heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down): to plunk down somewhere.
n. 6. the act or sound of plunking.
7. a direct, forcible blow.
adv. 8. squarely; exactly: The ball landed plunk in the middle.
[1760–70; expressive word akin to pluck]
plunk′er, n.
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plunk
Past participle: plunked
Gerund: plunking
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| Noun | 1. | plunk - a hollow twanging sound sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| 2. | plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | |
| Verb | 1. | plunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground |
| 2. | plunk - 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" place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | |
| 3. | plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" power-dive - make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft duck - submerge or plunge suddenly crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly | |
| 4. | plunk - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow" | |
| Adv. | 1. | plunk - with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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plunk
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Translations
plunk
[ˈplʌŋk] (US) vt (= plonk) → balancer sans ménagementto plunk sth down → balancer qch
Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair → Melanie a balancé son vanity-case sur une chaise.
to plunk o.s. (= sit down heavily) → s'affaler
plunk down
vi (= sit down heavily) → s'affalerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plunk
1vt banjo → zupfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007