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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for plunk

Noun

1. plunk, sound
usage: a hollow twanging sound
2. plunk, plunker, hit, hitting, striking
usage: (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

Verb

1. clop, clump, clunk, plunk, sound, go
usage: make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
2. plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump, set down, put down, place down
usage: 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. dive, plunge, plunk, descend, fall, go down, come down
usage: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
4. pluck, plunk, pick, pull, draw, force
usage: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

Adverb

1. plop, plunk
usage: with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
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