| v. t. | 1. | To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. |
| 2. | To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; | |
| 3. | To be a truant from (school). | |
| v. i. | 1. | To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. |
| 2. | To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. | |
| 3. | To play truant, or "hooky". | |
| n. | 1. | Act or sound of plunking. |
| 2. | A large sum of money. |
| Noun | 1. | plunk - a hollow twanging sound |
| 2. | plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Synonyms: plunker | |
| Verb | 1. | plunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground |
| 2. | plunk - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" | |
| 3. | plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" | |
| 4. | plunk - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" | |
| Adv. | 1. | plunk - with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" Synonyms: plop |
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