plunkverb
uk/plʌŋk/us/plʌŋk/plunk verb (PUT DOWN)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] US UK plonk to put something down heavily and without taking care:
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Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- bung
- change sth around
- clap
- consign
- consign sb/sth to sth
- fit
- manoeuvre
- perch
- pop
- position
- sandwich sb/sth between sb/sth
- sandwich sth together
- set sb down
- shelve
- shove
- stand
- stuff
- whack
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plunk verb (INSTRUMENT)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] also plonk to play a musical instrument, usually not very well but often loudly:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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plunknoun [ U ]
uk/plʌŋk/us/plʌŋk/plunk noun [ U ] (SOUND)
US UK usually plonk a hollow sound like that made when an object is dropped heavily onto a surface:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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plunkadverb
uk/plɒŋk/us/plɑːŋk/UK usually plonkmaking a hollow sound like that made when an object is dropped heavily onto a surface:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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