plunker

plunk  (plngk) also plonk (plngk, plngk)

v. plunked also plonked, plunk·ing also plonk·ing, plunks also plonks

v.tr.

1. To throw or place heavily or abruptly: plunked the money down on the counter.

2. To strum or pluck (a stringed instrument).

v.intr.

1. To drop or fall abruptly or heavily; plump: plunked onto the couch with a sigh of relief.

2. To emit a hollow twanging sound.

n.

1. Informal A heavy blow or stroke.

2. A short hollow twanging sound.

adv. Informal

1. With a short hollow thud.

2. Exactly; precisely: The dart landed plunk in the center of the target.

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[Imitative.]

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plunker n.

plunky adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

plunker - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly plunk hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" 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; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"