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plunk

n. a hollow twanging sound

plunk, plunker

n. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

pluck, plunk

v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

plunk, plank, plonk, plop, plump, flump, plump down, plunk down

v. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

plunk, plop, plump

adv. with a plop; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

drop, let fall

v. let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

drive, push, tug, labor, labour

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

push, crowd

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

jump, leap, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

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