plunk in English dictionary

  • plunk

    Meanings and definitions of "plunk"

    • To drop or throw heavily (onto or into something) so that it makes a sound
    • noun
      The dull thud of something landing on a surface.
    • noun
      (slang, obsolete)
      A large sum of money.
    • noun
      (slang, obsolete, US)
      A dollar.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.
    • verb
      (baseball, transitive)
      To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.
    • verb
      (intransitive, of a raven)
      To croak.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pluck and quickly release (a musical string); to twang.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive, Scotland)
      To be a truant from (school).
    • adverb
      with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
    • noun
      a hollow twanging sound
    • noun
      (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
    • verb
      drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
    • verb
      make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
    • verb
      pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "plunk" in English dictionary

    plump, plonk, hitting are the top synonyms of "plunk" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of plunk

    • plunk ( third-person singular simple present plunks, present participle plunking, simple past and past participle plunked)
    • plunk (plural plunks)
    • plunk (third-person singular simple present plunks, present participle plunking, simple past and past participle plunked)
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