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clunk

  [kluhngk]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1. to hit hard, esp. on the head.
2. clonk (def. 2).
–noun
3. a hard hit, esp. on the head.
4. Informal. a stupid person; clunkhead.
5. clonk (def. 1).
6. Informal. clunker (def. 2)
Origin:
1790–1800; imit.; cf. clink 1 , clank

clonk

  [klongk, klawngk]
–noun
1. a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
2. to make or cause to make such a sound.
Also, clunk.

Origin:
1925–30; imit.
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clunk   (klŭngk)   
n.  
  1. A dull sound; a thump.
  2. A blow that produces a dull sound.
  3. Informal A stupid, dull person.
v.   clunked, clunk·ing, clunks

v.   intr.
  1. To make or move with a clunk.
  2. To strike something so as to make a dull sound.
v.   tr.
To strike so as to make a dull sound: "Icy weather affected the clock's mechanism and for several hours Big Ben clunked instead of bonged the time changes" (Christian Science Monitor).

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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