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plunk down — verb 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 • Syn: ↑plank, ↑flump, ↑plonk, ↑plop, ↑plunk, ↑plump down, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plunk down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plunk down : present tense I/you/we/they plunk down he/she/it plunks down present participle plunking down past tense plunked down past participle plunked down mainly American informal to pay a particular… … English dictionary
plunk down — {v.}, {informal} 1. To drop down; fall. * /After walking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest./ 2. To drop something noisily or firmly. * /He plunked the heavy suitcase down at the station./ 3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount * /I… … Dictionary of American idioms
plunk down — {v.}, {informal} 1. To drop down; fall. * /After walking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest./ 2. To drop something noisily or firmly. * /He plunked the heavy suitcase down at the station./ 3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount * /I… … Dictionary of American idioms
plunk\ down — v informal 1. To drop down; fall. After walking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest. 2. To drop something noisily or firmly. He plunked the heavy suitcase down at the station. 3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount I had to plunk down … Словарь американских идиом
plunk — [ plʌŋk ] verb INFORMAL 1. ) intransitive or transitive to play a musical instrument without interest or enthusiasm, especially a piano or guitar 2. ) transitive plunk down/on/in to put someone or something down somewhere in a careless or noisy… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plunk — [plʌŋk] v [T always + adverb/preposition] AmE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) also plunk sth down to put or place something somewhere, especially in a noisy, sudden, or careless way British Equivalent: plonkplunk sth in/on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
plunk — [[t]plʌ̱ŋk[/t]] plunks, plunking, plunked 1) VERB If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without great care. [AM, INFORMAL] [V n with down] Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair... [V n on n] She swept up a hat from where… … English dictionary
plunk — informal ► VERB 1) play a keyboard or pluck a stringed instrument in an inexpressive way. 2) US hit (someone) abruptly. 3) chiefly N. Amer. set down heavily or abruptly. ► NOUN 1) a plunking sound. 2) US a heavy blow. 3) … English terms dictionary
plunk — or plonk verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1805 transitive verb 1. to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound 2. to set down suddenly ; plump intransitive verb 1. to make a plunking sound 2. to drop … New Collegiate Dictionary
