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Definition of Plunk
1. Noun. A hollow twanging sound.
2. Verb. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground. "The streets plunk with cars "
3. Adverb. With a short hollow thud. ; "Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
4. Noun. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly.
Generic synonyms: Hit, Hitting, Striking
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
5. Verb. Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise. "There plunk some children in the rocking chair"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
Generic synonyms: Place Down, Put Down, Set Down
Derivative terms: Plonk
6. Verb. Drop steeply. "The stock market is going to plunk "; "The stock market plunged"
Specialized synonyms: Power-dive, Nosedive, Duck, Crash-dive, Chute, Jump, Parachute
Generic synonyms: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Related verbs: Dump, Plunge
Derivative terms: Plunge
7. Verb. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. "He plucked the strings of his mandolin"
Generic synonyms: Draw, Force, Pull
Specialized synonyms: Twang
Derivative terms: Pick, Pluck
Definition of Plunk
1. v. t. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.
2. v. i. 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.
3. n. Act or sound of plunking.
Definition of Plunk
1. Verb. To drop or throw heavily (onto or into something) so that it makes a sound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plunk
1. to fall or drop heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plunk
Literary usage of Plunk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
2. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
3. The Stenographer (1900)
"To me there's an instrument ever more dear, With its plunk, plunk, plunk, ...
There was a young lady surpassingly fair, With her plunk, plunk, plunk. ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"The financial plunk was as follows: At the presidential election the vote stood :
Total, 118364; McKinley and Hobart, 80425; Bryan and Sewall, 32217; ..."
5. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To plunk, v. ti. In playing at the game of taw, S. marbles, to lay the bowl on
... plunk, я. The act of propelling a marble by the " It being found maist ..."
6. The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia by Frank Dumont (1905)
"plunk. I guess it was too many bars that brought vou here. ... plunk. Yes ;
overseeing the walls to see if he can get out. PICK (laughs). ..."
7. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
8. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
9. The Stenographer (1900)
"To me there's an instrument ever more dear, With its plunk, plunk, plunk, ...
There was a young lady surpassingly fair, With her plunk, plunk, plunk. ..."
10. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"The financial plunk was as follows: At the presidential election the vote stood :
Total, 118364; McKinley and Hobart, 80425; Bryan and Sewall, 32217; ..."
11. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To plunk, v. ti. In playing at the game of taw, S. marbles, to lay the bowl on
... plunk, я. The act of propelling a marble by the " It being found maist ..."
12. The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia by Frank Dumont (1905)
"plunk. I guess it was too many bars that brought vou here. ... plunk. Yes ;
overseeing the walls to see if he can get out. PICK (laughs). ..."
13. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
14. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
15. The Stenographer (1900)
"To me there's an instrument ever more dear, With its plunk, plunk, plunk, ...
There was a young lady surpassingly fair, With her plunk, plunk, plunk. ..."
16. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"The financial plunk was as follows: At the presidential election the vote stood :
Total, 118364; McKinley and Hobart, 80425; Bryan and Sewall, 32217; ..."
17. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To plunk, v. ti. In playing at the game of taw, S. marbles, to lay the bowl on
... plunk, я. The act of propelling a marble by the " It being found maist ..."
18. The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia by Frank Dumont (1905)
"plunk. I guess it was too many bars that brought vou here. ... plunk. Yes ;
overseeing the walls to see if he can get out. PICK (laughs). ..."
19. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
20. Cap and Gown: Second Series by Frederic Lawrence Knowles (1897)
"He plays along with might and main, Be it foul or fair, be it snow or rain, And,
oh ! it is that constant strain, That plunk, plunk, ..."
21. The Stenographer (1900)
"To me there's an instrument ever more dear, With its plunk, plunk, plunk, ...
There was a young lady surpassingly fair, With her plunk, plunk, plunk. ..."
22. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1897)
"The financial plunk was as follows: At the presidential election the vote stood :
Total, 118364; McKinley and Hobart, 80425; Bryan and Sewall, 32217; ..."
23. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To plunk, v. ti. In playing at the game of taw, S. marbles, to lay the bowl on
... plunk, я. The act of propelling a marble by the " It being found maist ..."
24. The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia by Frank Dumont (1905)
"plunk. I guess it was too many bars that brought vou here. ... plunk. Yes ;
overseeing the walls to see if he can get out. PICK (laughs). ..."
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