to plunk
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6.0
- verb
- /plʌŋk/
- Jennifer and Frida, on their way in, plunk themselves down with big shopping bags.
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Watch on YouTubeTake it, plunk it down in a swimming pool.
- Take it, plunk it down in a swimming pool.
- Are you talking about illegal migrants being plunked into hotels flooding communities overnight?
- So then we get to the church and they, they like to plunk you right in front of the freaking coffin for the family.
- And then you plunked that woman back into competing against women on the rugby pitch.
- So we've got white and we'll sort of plunk that down and then use the little Swatch thing to see to pick the different colours.
- He took these Germans and just, you know, plunked them down and allowed their civilizations to continue on in their own trajectory.
- And they plunked down good capital on these bad loans.
- Instead of just going wherever the jobs were, we plunked ourselves down and I began looking for work.
Examples
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He decided to plunk his backpack down heavily on the floor after a long day.
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The four of them head for the desk, where Kate cheerfully plunks down Larry's credit card.
Fiction book (1994) -
That means it has to be something that someone wants or needs enough to plunk down money for.
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Just plunk them in front of the TV.
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Take it, plunk it down in a swimming pool.
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Lloyd and Harry enter and pass each other quietly as they both plunk down in their favorite easy chairs.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Shut up!" Ruth charged over to the desk and plunked down her purse.
Fiction book (1993) -
Every customer who plunked down a hundred dollars or more would get a ride in the bookmobile.
Fiction book (1999) -
In April 2005, they plunked down $900 in cash for the cub, whose eyes were not yet open.
Academic text (2008) -
In the employees' cafeteria later in the evening, Wes plunked his tray down next to Sandra.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.6
To sit or place something down suddenly with a soft sound
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6.0
Put something down hard so it makes a loud noise or quickly drink something
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6.5
To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or moves
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6.7
To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly
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7.8
To put something down heavily and loudly
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4.1
To sit or drop down heavily and suddenly
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7.2
To drop something or yourself down heavily, often making a noise
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7.6
Sit or put something down heavily and carelessly
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8.8
To fall or put something down heavily so it makes a dull sound
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7.2
To put something or yourself down suddenly and heavily, often making a noise
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8.0
To put something down hard, often making a loud sound
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Etymology
Plunk can mean to drop or sit down with a heavy sound, like dropping a suitcase onto the floor. So to 'plunk' down is to put something or yourself down with a loud, sudden sound.