English noun: plunk | |||
1. | plunk (event) a hollow twanging sound | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
2. | plunk (act) (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly | ||
Synonyms | plunker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit, hitting, striking | ||
Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
English adverb: plunk | |||
1. | plunk with a short hollow thud | ||
Samples | Plop came the ball down to the corner of the green. | ||
Synonyms | plop | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: plunk | |||
1. | plunk (perception) make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground | ||
Synonyms | clop, clump, clunk | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
2. | plunk (contact) set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise | ||
Samples | He planked the money on the table. He planked himself into the sofa. | ||
Synonyms | flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place down, put down, set down | ||
3. | plunk (motion) drop steeply | ||
Samples | The stock market plunged. | ||
Examples | The stock market is going to plunk | ||
Synonyms | dive, plunge | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chute, crash-dive, duck, jump, nosedive, parachute, power-dive | ||
Verb group | dump, plunge | ||
4. | plunk (contact) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | ||
Samples | He plucked the strings of his mandolin. | ||
Synonyms | pick, pluck | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | draw, force, pull | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | twang | ||