PLUNK

plop, plunk

(adverb) with a short hollow thud; “plop came the ball down to the corner of the green”

plunk, plunker

(noun) (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

plunk

(noun) a hollow twanging sound

pluck, plunk, pick

(verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; “he plucked the strings of his mandolin”

plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump

(verb) 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”

dive, plunge, plunk

(verb) drop steeply; “the stock market plunged”

clop, clump, clunk, plunk

(verb) make or move along with a sound as of a horse’s hooves striking the ground

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

plunk (third-person singular simple present plunks, present participle plunking, simple past and past participle plunked)

(transitive) To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound.

Synonyms: flump, thud

(intransitive) To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down.

(transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.

(intransitive, of a raven) To croak.

(transitive, music) To pluck and quickly release (a musical string).

Synonym: twang

(ambitransitive, Scotland) To be a truant from (school).

Noun

plunk (plural plunks)

The dull thud of something landing on a surface.

(slang, obsolete) A large sum of money.

(slang, obsolete, US) A dollar.

Proper noun

Plunk (plural Plunks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Plunk is the 14064^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2140 individuals. Plunk is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.]

Plunk, n.

1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]

2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]

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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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