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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 | ||
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