1. A hollow twanging sound
   "The plunk of the banjo strings filled the air"
    
2. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
   "His plunk into shallow centre field caught the outfielders off guard";
   - plunker [informal]

1. Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
   "He plunked the money on the table";
   - plank [informal], flump [informal], plonk [informal], plop, plump down, plunk down [informal], plump, slap
    
2. Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
   "he plunked the strings of his mandolin";
   - pluck, pick
    
3. Drop steeply
   "the stock market plunked";
   - dive, plunge, dump

1. With a short hollow thud
   "plunk came the ball down to the corner of the green";
   - plop

Derived forms: plunks, plunked, plunking

Type of: come down, descend, draw, go down, hit, hitting, place down, pull, put down, set down, sound, striking

Encyclopedia: Plunk, Eric