plunk

Noun
  1. A hollow twanging sound (synset 107404907)
    is a type of: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
  2. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly (synset 100133039)
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: hit, hitting, striking - the act of contacting one thing with another
    same as: plunker
Adverb
  1. With a short hollow thud (synset 400428051)
    "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    same as: plop
Verb
  1. Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground (synset 202189411)
    is a type of: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
    same as: clop, clump, clunk
  2. Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise (synset 201503211)
    "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
    is a type of: place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    same as: flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk down
  3. Drop steeply (synset 201971380)
    "the stock market plunged"
    is a type of: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    subtypes:
    • power-dive - make a power dive
    • nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
    • duck - submerge or plunge suddenly
    • crash-dive - descend steeply and rapidly
    • chute, jump, parachute - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
    same as: dive, plunge
    verb group: dump, plunge - fall abruptly
  4. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion (synset 201455157)
    "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
    is a type of: draw, pull - cause to move by pulling
    subtypes: twang - pluck (strings of an instrument)
    same as: pick, pluck

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