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Definition of plunker - 2 dictionary results

plunk⋅er

  [pluhng-ker]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that plunks.
2. Angling. a casting lure that makes a plunking sound upon hitting the surface of the water.
Origin:
plunk + -er 1
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plunk   (plŭngk)   
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.


[Imitative.]
plunk'er n., plunk'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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