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plunk

/pl/@//N/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a hollow twanging sound

    noun.event

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Act or sound of plunking.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. with a short hollow thud

    adv.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

    verb.perception

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. drop steeply

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  6. 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.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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