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11plunk — [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 …
12Plunk — 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… …
13plunk — /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… …
14plunk — [[t]plʌ̱ŋk[/t]] plunks, plunking, plunked 1) VERB If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without great care. [AM, INFORMAL] [V n with down] Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair... [V n on n] She swept up a hat from where… …
15plunk — [[t]plʌŋk[/t]] v. t. 1) mad pluck 7) 2) to throw, put, drop, etc., heavily or suddenly; plump (often fol. by down) 3) cvb to push, shove, toss, etc. (sometimes fol. by in, over, etc.): to plunk the ball over the net[/ex] 4) to give forth a… …
16plunk — UK [plʌŋk] / US verb Word forms plunk : present tense I/you/we/they plunk he/she/it plunks present participle plunking past tense plunked past participle plunked mainly American informal 1) [transitive] to plonk II, 1) 2)… …
17Plunk — 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.… …
18plunk — 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) …
19plunk — 1805, to pluck a stringed instrument; 1808 in sense of drop down abruptly. Probably of imitative origin in both cases. Related: Plunked; plunking …
20plunk — [v] throw down drop, dump, plonk, plop, plump, unload; concepts 181,200 …
