clunk
1clunk — [klʌŋk] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: From the sound] a loud sound made when two solid objects hit each other ▪ the clunk of the car door being shut >clunk v [I and T] …
2clunk|y — «KLUHNG kee», adjective, clunk|i|er, clunk|i|est. making a heavy, thumping sound; clunking: »clunky shoes …
3Clunk — may refer to: Josiah Clunk, a fictional detective in works of H. C. Bailey An onomatopoeia This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change …
4clunk — [ klʌŋk ] noun singular a low sound made when one hard heavy object hits another ╾ clunk verb intransitive or transitive …
5clunk — clunk; clunk·er; …
6clunk — ► NOUN ▪ a dull, heavy sound such as that made by thick pieces of metal striking together. ► VERB ▪ move with or make a clunk. ORIGIN imitative …
7clunk — [kluŋk] n. [echoic] 1. a dull, heavy, hollow sound 2. Informal a heavy blow 3. Slang a dull or stupid person vi., vt. to move or strike with a clunk or clunks …
8clunk|er — «KLUHNG kuhr», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. an old, rickety automobile or other machine; rattletrap. 2. any thing of little value: »His latest book is a clunker. ╂[< clunk + er1] …
9clunk — (v.) 1796, to make the sound of a cork being pulled from a bottle; imitative. This was the main sense through most of 19c. Meaning to hit, strike is attested from 1940s. Related: Clunked; clunking …
10clunk — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1796 intransitive verb 1. to make a clunk 2. to hit something with a clunk transitive verb to strike or hit with a clunk II. noun Date: 1823 …
