plunk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plunk	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for plunk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plunk adv with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" Synonym(s): plop, plunk n a hollow twanging sound (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Synonym(s): plunk, plunker v make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground Synonym(s): clop, clump, clunk, plunk 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(s): plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" Synonym(s): dive, plunge, plunk pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" Synonym(s): pluck, plunk, pick
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plunk \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 [bd]hooky[b8]. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plunk \Plunk\, n. 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] 2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plunk \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.]