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plunk |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plunk \Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. 2. To throw, push drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as to plunk down a dollar; also to hit or strike. 3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. 3. To play truant, or ``hooky''. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plunk \Plunk\, n. 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] 2. [Slang] a A large sum of money. [Obs.] b A dollar. [U. S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plunk n 1: a hollow twanging sound 2: the act of hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [syn: {plunker}] adv : (informal) with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [syn: {plop}] v 1: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground [syn: {clop}, {clump}, {clunk}] 2: set down "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plop}, {plump down}, {plunk down}, {plump}] 3: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {dive}, {plunge}] 4: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [syn: {pluck}, {pick}]
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