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plunk

Dictionary definition · plunk

noun

  1. a hollow twanging sound
  2. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

verb

  1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
  2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise"He planked the money on the table"
  3. drop steeply"the stock market plunged"
  4. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion"he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

adverb

  1. with a short hollow thud"plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).