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plunk

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plunk /ˈplʌŋk/ verb
plunks; plunked; plunking
plunk
/ˈplʌŋk/
verb
plunks; plunked; plunking
Learner's definition of PLUNK
informal
chiefly US : to pull or hit a string or key on a musical instrument with your fingers especially in a way that makes a brief, somewhat harsh sound弹拨
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] US : to hit (someone or something) especially with a ball(尤指用球)击打
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] chiefly US : to drop or place (something or someone) in a forceful and often careless way : plop重重放下
often used figuratively常用作比喻

plunk down

[phrasal verb] informal
plunk down (money) or plunk (money) down US : to pay or spend (money)付(款);花(钱)
plunk down or plunk yourself down chiefly US : to sit or lie down suddenly in a careless way(猛然)坐下,躺下
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variants or plonk
ˈpläŋk How to pronounce plunk (audio)
ˈplȯŋk
plunked or plonked; plunking or plonking; plunks or plonks

transitive verb

1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump

intransitive verb

1
: to make a plunking sound
2
: to drop abruptly : dive
3
: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump
used with for
plunk noun
plunker noun

Example Sentences

You've been plunking that banjo all afternoon! She plunked out a little tune on the piano. plunking away on a guitar The pitcher plunked the first two batters of the game. She plunked a mug of coffee on the counter.
Recent Examples on the Web Many visitors have been eager to plunk their cash into slot machines and blackjack tables. Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 Investors who plunk all their money down at once are more likely to feel regret and bail out in a bear market. Jason Zweig, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Hancock keeps a couple of toy pianos in his music room, where his grandson likes to plunk away, looking to his grandpa for cues. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 That sufficed to draw these hockey players together, transport them halfway around the globe and plunk them down in a new country. Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022 The proposal unveiled by House leaders uses, for now, about $2.5 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds and another $1.15 billion from a state surplus to plunk money into an array of programs and priorities. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2021 And for anyone who has ever channeled their inner Schroeder to plunk out a melody with two fingers and a lot of heart, the Toy Piano Festival is a sweet reminder that great things can come in unexpected little packages. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021 With a 4-0 lead, Counsell said the Brewers weren't trying to plunk the Cubs catcher. Matt Carlson, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 The program can plunk users in virtual seats around a digital space and use the headgear’s internal motion sensors to track participants’ head movements. Stan Horaczek, Popular Science, 3 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plunk was in 1808
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