plunk

plunk
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • plunk — [plʌŋk] v [T always + adverb/preposition] AmE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) also plunk sth down to put or place something somewhere, especially in a noisy, sudden, or careless way British Equivalent: plonkplunk sth in/on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • plunk — [ plʌŋk ] verb INFORMAL 1. ) intransitive or transitive to play a musical instrument without interest or enthusiasm, especially a piano or guitar 2. ) transitive plunk down/on/in to put someone or something down somewhere in a careless or noisy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plunk — [pluŋk] vt. [echoic] 1. to pluck or strum (a banjo, guitar, etc.) 2. to throw or put down heavily; plump vi. 1. to pluck or strum (on) 2. to give out a twanging sound, as a banjo 3. to fall or sink heavily n …   English World dictionary

  • plunk — 1805, to pluck a stringed instrument; 1808 in sense of drop down abruptly. Probably of imitative origin in both cases. Related: Plunked; plunking …   Etymology dictionary

  • plunk — [v] throw down drop, dump, plonk, plop, plump, unload; concepts 181,200 …   New thesaurus

  • plunk — informal ► VERB 1) play a keyboard or pluck a stringed instrument in an inexpressive way. 2) US hit (someone) abruptly. 3) chiefly N. Amer. set down heavily or abruptly. ► NOUN 1) a plunking sound. 2) US a heavy blow. 3) …   English terms dictionary

  • plunk — /plungk/, v.t. 1. to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar. 2. to throw, push, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down): Plunk down your money. She plunked herself down on the seat. 3. to… …   Universalium

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