plockn.

Brit.

/plɒk/, U.S.

/plɑk/,

/plɔk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: plock v.

Etymology: < plock v. Compare French ploc , noun (1845). Compare plop int.

A hollow or soft percussive sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [noun] > click

click1611

clicking1660

click-clack1756

sneck1851

snicking1893

snick1894

heel clicking1915

plock1936

snick-snack1970

1936 C. Day Lewis Friendly Tree xii. 173 The cries of the boys, the curt shouts of the masters, the plock as bat met ball—all these sounds were somehow unsynchronized.

1944 ‘Palinurus’ Unquiet Grave iii. 85 The winter nights disquieted by the plock and gurgle of the sea.

1969 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote plays Joker xvi. 210 From the lit table there came the soft double plock of one of the balls striking the other two.

2002 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 Mar. 1 A ball landed a few yards away with an ominous plock!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

plockv.

Brit.

/plɒk/, U.S.

/plɑk/,

/plɔk/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: plock n.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare slightly later plock n.

intransitive. To move with or make a hollow or soft percussive sound. Also transitive: to cause to make this sound on impact.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] > pop

to make a pot at1532

pop1576

pap1791

plock1931

blip1946

1931 V. Sackville-West All Passion Spent ii. 161 Sitting down by her, as her needle plocked in and out of her embroidery, he would gaze fondly at her bent head.

1984 J. Johnston Railway Station Man 173 Water plocked, glittered for a moment and was still, plocked again.

2001 Boston Globe (Nexis) 28 Jan. (City Weekly section) 9 One foot pedal strums a guitar and plucks a bass guitar, and another handles percussion chores by plocking a golf ball against a cowbell.

Derivatives

ˈplocking n.

ΚΠ

1984 J. Johnston Railway Station Man 5 I could hear their voices and the plocking of the ball.

1995 A. Warner Morvern Callar (1996) 228 You could hear the plocking of drips coming from the trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plock
释义	plockn. Brit. /plɒk/, U.S. /plɑk/, /plɔk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: plock v. Etymology: < plock v. Compare French ploc , noun (1845). Compare plop int. A hollow or soft percussive sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [noun] > click click1611 clicking1660 click-clack1756 sneck1851 snicking1893 snick1894 heel clicking1915 plock1936 snick-snack1970 1936 C. Day Lewis Friendly Tree xii. 173 The cries of the boys, the curt shouts of the masters, the plock as bat met ball—all these sounds were somehow unsynchronized. 1944 ‘Palinurus’ Unquiet Grave iii. 85 The winter nights disquieted by the plock and gurgle of the sea. 1969 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote plays Joker xvi. 210 From the lit table there came the soft double plock of one of the balls striking the other two. 2002 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 17 Mar. 1 A ball landed a few yards away with an ominous plock! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). plockv. Brit. /plɒk/, U.S. /plɑk/, /plɔk/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: plock n. Etymology: Imitative. Compare slightly later plock n. intransitive. To move with or make a hollow or soft percussive sound. Also transitive: to cause to make this sound on impact. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [verb (intransitive)] > pop to make a pot at1532 pop1576 pap1791 plock1931 blip1946 1931 V. Sackville-West All Passion Spent ii. 161 Sitting down by her, as her needle plocked in and out of her embroidery, he would gaze fondly at her bent head. 1984 J. Johnston Railway Station Man 173 Water plocked, glittered for a moment and was still, plocked again. 2001 Boston Globe (Nexis) 28 Jan. (City Weekly section) 9 One foot pedal strums a guitar and plucks a bass guitar, and another handles percussion chores by plocking a golf ball against a cowbell. Derivatives ˈplocking n. ΚΠ 1984 J. Johnston Railway Station Man 5 I could hear their voices and the plocking of the ball. 1995 A. Warner Morvern Callar (1996) 228 You could hear the plocking of drips coming from the trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936v.1931
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