plunk

/plˈʌŋk/

/ˈpɫəŋk/

[verb] [noun] [adverb]

to plunk

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

synonyms : pick

pluck

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

synonyms : flump

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

synonyms : clop

clump

clunk

drop steeply

synonyms : dive

plunge

Plunk

[NOUN]

(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

synonyms : plunker

a hollow twanging sound

plunk

[ADVERB]

with a short hollow thud

synonyms : plop

Examples

1. And the wage share plunked really down.

2. Plunked into the middle of a political campaign.

3. We plunk a circle around our object.

4. I'm going to plunk a big chunk of ice in there.

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