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plunk
adverb
noun
verb
With a short hollow thud
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adverb
With a short hollow thud
“Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green”
noun
(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
noun
A hollow twanging sound
verb
Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
“He plucked the strings of his mandolin”
verb
Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
“He planked the money on the table”
verb
Drop steeply
“The stock market plunged”
verb
Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
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Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green
He plucked the strings of his mandolin
He planked the money on the table
He planked himself into the sofa
The stock market plunged
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