'Plunk' definitions:
Definition of 'plunk'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: plop, plunk]
noun
A hollow twanging sound
noun
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [syn: plunk, plunker]
verb
Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: clop, clump, clunk, plunk]
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" [syn: plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump]
verb
verb
Definition of 'Plunk'
From: GCIDE
- Plunk \Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]
- 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Plunk'
From: GCIDE
- Plunk \Plunk\, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]
- 1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Plunk'
From: GCIDE
- Plunk \Plunk\, n.
- 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'plunk'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abruptly,
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beating,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bonk,
- bump,
- cast,
- chink,
- chop,
- chuck,
- clap,
- click,
- clink,
- clip,
- clobber,
- clop,
- clout,
- clump,
- clunk,
- coldcock,
- crack,
- crump,
- cut,
- dash,
- deal,
- deal a blow,
- deck,
- dig,
- dint,
- dive,
- drop,
- drub,
- drubbing,
- drumming,
- dull thud,
- exactly,
- fall,
- fetch,
- fetch a blow,
- flick,
- fling,
- flump,
- flush,
- full,
- fusillade,
- hastily,
- hit,
- hit a clip,
- hurl,
- impetuously,
- impulsively,
- jab,
- kerplunk,
- knock,
- knock cold,
- knock down,
- knock out,
- let have it,
- lick,
- like a flash,
- like a thunderbolt,
- nose-dive,
- of a sudden,
- on short notice,
- pad,
- parachute,
- paste,
- pat,
- patter,
- pelt,
- pick,
- pitapat,
- pitch,
- pitter-patter,
- plank,
- plop,
- pluck,
- plumb,
- plummet,
- plump,
- plunge,
- point-blank,
- poke,
- pop,
- pounce,
- pounce on,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- precipitantly,
- precipitately,
- precipitously,
- precisely,
- punch,
- rap,
- right,
- sharp,
- skin-dive,
- sky-dive,
- slam,
- slap,
- slog,
- slug,
- smack,
- smack-dab,
- smash,
- smite,
- snap,
- soak,
- sock,
- sound,
- spang,
- square,
- squarely,
- startlingly,
- stoop,
- straight,
- strike,
- strike at,
- stroke,
- strum,
- sudden,
- suddenly,
- surprisingly,
- swat,
- sweep the strings,
- swing,
- swipe,
- swoop,
- swoop down,
- take a header,
- tap,
- tattoo,
- throw,
- thrum,
- thrust,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- tick,
- tinkle,
- toss,
- tunk,
- twang,
- unawares,
- unexpectedly,
- wallop,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop,
- without notice,
- without warning,
- yerk