Meaning & Definition of Plunk in English
English⟶
Plunk
/pləŋk/
noun
1. A hollow twanging sound
synonym:
- plunk
2. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
synonym:
- plunk,
- plunker
verb
1. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
synonym:
- clop,
- clump,
- clunk,
- plunk
2. 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"
synonym:
- plank,
- flump,
- plonk,
- plop,
- plunk,
- plump down,
- plunk down,
- plump
3. Drop steeply
- "The stock market plunged"
synonym:
- dive,
- plunge,
- plunk
4. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- "He plucked the strings of his mandolin"
synonym:
- pluck,
- plunk,
- pick
adverb
1. With a short hollow thud
- "Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
synonym:
- plop,
- plunk