plunk
To move with a sudden pushTo move (something) with a sudden push.
» Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
Meaning
13 senses(informal, transitive)To move (something) with a sudden push.
(figuratively, informal, transitive)Chiefly followed by down or out: to pay (money); to plank.
(informal, transitive)To pluck and quickly release (a string of a stringed instrument); also, to play (a stringed instrument) by plucking strings; to play (a piano, etc.) by striking keys; or, to play (a note or tune) on such an instrument.
(also, informal, reflexive, transitive)Often followed by down: to drop, set, or throw (something, or oneself) abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing, making a dull sound; to plump.
Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar.
Exhausted, she plunked herself on the sofa.
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
(US, informal, transitive)To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
To hit or injure (someone or something); also, to shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
(US, informal, transitive)To pitch a ball in a way that it hits (a player).
The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning.
(informal, intransitive)To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
(figuratively, informal, intransitive)Followed by for: to choose, to opt; to plump.
(informal, intransitive)To pluck and quickly release a string of a musical instrument; also, to play a stringed instrument by plucking strings; to play a piano, etc., by striking keys; or, to play a note or tune on such an instrument.
(informal, intransitive)Often followed by down: to drop, land, or set abruptly and/or heavily into or on to a surface or some other thing with a dull sound; to plump down.
(Scotland, informal, transitive)To be absent from (school) without permission; to be a truant.
(Scotland, informal, intransitive)To play truant.
Examples
2 sentencesHeaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.
Plunk down the dough.
Origin
Onomatopoeic; the noun is attested earlier than the verb. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 3 (Onomatopoeic; the noun is attested earlier than the verb. Noun etymology 1, noun sense 3 (“dollar; large sum of money”) may refer to the sound of a coin hitting a surface. Compare plonk, plink.
Origin uncertain; possibly the same as plunk (etymology 1), or related to Dutch plenken (“(archaic) to wander around; (Limburg, archaic) to play truant”).
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Forms
plunks, plunking, plunked, plunkedSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle