plunk
to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
to throw, push, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often followed by down): Plunk down your money. She plunked herself down on the seat.
to push, shove, toss, etc. (sometimes followed by in, over, etc.): to plunk the ball over the net; to plunk a pencil into a drawer.
to give forth a twanging sound.
to drop heavily or suddenly; plump (often followed by down): to plunk down somewhere and take a nap.
act or sound of plunking.
Informal. a direct, forcible blow.
Slang. a dollar.
Informal. with a plunking sound.
Informal. squarely; exactly: The tennis ball landed plunk in the middle of the net.
Origin of plunk
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How to use plunk in a sentence
Sixty-some years later, people are still plunking themselves down in the ever-popular Eames chairs.
15 Most Bonkers Chairs at Pop Art Design in London | Chloë Ashby | October 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWatching football on Thanksgiving is more than just plunking down on the couch in a food coma!
And Ive spent this whole blessed evening plunking a banjo while other people got thin, people that were thin already!
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret WiddemerYou admire the pleasant plunking sound suggestive of ripe watermelons when you pat yourself.
Cobb's Anatomy | Irvin S. CobbIf one does not one's self rejoice in its plunking, there are others who do, and that is enough for my altruistic spirit.
Imaginary Interviews | W. D. Howells
From somewhere about the house came the nasal singing of a mountaineer to the plunking of a tuneless banjo.
The Portal of Dreams | Charles Neville BuckHe kept plunking away and altogether put seven holes in my machine.
Flying for France | James R. McConnell
British Dictionary definitions for plunk
/ (plʌŋk) /
to pluck (the strings) of (a banjo, harp, etc) or (of such an instrument) to give forth a sound when plucked
(often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly
the act or sound of plunking
informal a hard blow
an exclamation imitative of the sound of something plunking
informal exactly; squarely: plunk into his lap
Origin of plunk
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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