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Plonk

/plɒŋk/

The sound of something solid landing.

📖 Definitions of "Plonk"

noun

1
The sound of something solid landing.
"I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?"

verb

1
To set or toss (something) down carelessly.
"When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink."
2
To automatically ignore a particular poster.
"I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him."

adverb

1
(followed by a location) Precisely and forcefully.
"He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table."

interjection

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
plumpverb	Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
plopnoun	To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
flumpnoun	(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
planknoun	A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
plunk downverb	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
plump downverb	(intransitive) To sit down heavily in a seat.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
plunknoun	A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
flumpnoun	An instance of the dull sound so produced.
plump downverb	(intransitive) To sit down heavily in a seat.
plopnoun	(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
plumpnoun	Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
planknoun	A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
plunk downverb	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
plunkingverb	A noise that plunks.
kerplunknoun	(informal) A sound of someone or something falling and landing heavily.
ploppingverb	The sound or action of something that plops.
splopnoun	(informal) A splashing or plopping sound.
kaplunknoun	Alternative form of kerplunk. [(informal) A sound of someone or something falling and landing heavily.]
kerplopnoun	The sound of something falling, especially when hitting water.
boinknoun	(informal) Sexual intercourse.
plipnoun	A locking system for motor vehicles that uses a small, hand-held remote control.
plish	A light splashing sound.
clonknoun	The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
clunknoun	A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
clumpnoun	A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
splattingnoun	A sound or action that splats.