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P0384200 (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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(plʌŋk) vb1. (Music, other) to pluck (the strings) of (a banjo, harp, etc) or (of such an instrument) to give forth a sound when plucked2. (often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenlyn3. the act or sound of plunking4. informal a hard blowinterjan exclamation imitative of the sound of something plunkingadvinformal exactly; squarely: plunk into his lap. [C20: imitative]

plunk

(plʌŋk)

v.t. 1. pluck (def. 7). 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.

plunk

Past participle: plunked
Gerund: plunking

Imperative
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Present
I plunk
you plunk
he/she/it plunks
we plunk
you plunk
they plunk

Preterite
I plunked
you plunked
he/she/it plunked
we plunked
you plunked
they plunked

Present Continuous
I am plunking
you are plunking
he/she/it is plunking
we are plunking
you are plunking
they are plunking

Present Perfect
I have plunked
you have plunked
he/she/it has plunked
we have plunked
you have plunked
they have plunked

Past Continuous
I was plunking
you were plunking
he/she/it was plunking
we were plunking
you were plunking
they were plunking

Past Perfect
I had plunked
you had plunked
he/she/it had plunked
we had plunked
you had plunked
they had plunked

Future
I will plunk
you will plunk
he/she/it will plunk
we will plunk
you will plunk
they will plunk

Future Perfect
I will have plunked
you will have plunked
he/she/it will have plunked
we will have plunked
you will have plunked
they will have plunked

Future Continuous
I will be plunking
you will be plunking
he/she/it will be plunking
we will be plunking
you will be plunking
they will be plunking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plunking
you have been plunking
he/she/it has been plunking
we have been plunking
you have been plunking
they have been plunking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plunking
you will have been plunking
he/she/it will have been plunking
we will have been plunking
you will have been plunking
they will have been plunking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plunking
you had been plunking
he/she/it had been plunking
we had been plunking
you had been plunking
they had been plunking

Conditional
I would plunk
you would plunk
he/she/it would plunk
we would plunk
you would plunk
they would plunk

Past Conditional
I would have plunked
you would have plunked
he/she/it would have plunked
we would have plunked
you would have plunked
they would have plunked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plunk - a hollow twanging soundsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenlyplunkerhitting, 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 groundclop, clump, clunksound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	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"plonk, plunk down, plump, plump down, flump, plank, plopplace 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"dive, plungepower-dive - make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived"nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraftduck - submerge or plunge suddenlycrash-dive - descend steeply and rapidlychute, parachute, jump - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachutecome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"dump, plunge - fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
	4.	plunk - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"pluck, pickdraw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"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"plopcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

plunk

verbTo drop or sink heavily and noisily:flop, plop, plump.

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plunk (someone, something, or oneself) down

To set, throw, drop, or place someone, something, or oneself heavily down to a lower level. He plunked the bag on the table and went into his room without a word. Please don't just plunk yourself down in front of the television all afternoon—I want you to play outside for at least two hours today! He threw his toy across the room, so I carried him upstairs kicking and screaming and plunked him down in bed for the night.See also: down, plunk

plunk down

To fall or set down heavily down to a lower level. He came into the room and plunked down onto the sofa, too tired to speak. Please don't just plunk down in front of the television all afternoon—I want you to play outside for at least two hours today!See also: down, plunk

plunk (oneself) down

to sit or fall down hard. Nancy pulled up a chair and plunked herself down. She pulled the chair up and plunked down. She plunked herself down in the middle of the kids and began to sing.See also: down, plunk

plunk someone or something down

to place, drop, or plop someone or something down hard. He picked her up and plunked her down in a chair and began to shout at her. Sally plunked down the book in anger.See also: down, plunk

plunk down

Throw or place or drop heavily, as in He plunked down the money and walked out, or It was hot work, so after an hour we plunked ourselves down in the shade. [Late 1800s] See also: down, plunk

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verb to drop or sink heavily and noisily

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noun a hollow twanging sound

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noun (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

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

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

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verb drop steeply

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verb pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

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adv with a short hollow thud

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