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plonk
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plonk has 2 senses
- plonk(n = noun.food) Array - a cheap wine of inferior quality; Array is a kind of vino, wine
- plonk(n = noun.event) Array - the noise of something dropping (as into liquid); Array is a kind of noise
Derived form verb plonk1
Verb plonk has 1 sense
- plonk(v = verb.contact) flump, plank, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down - 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" is one way to place down, put down, set down
Derived form noun plonk2
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
plonk, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 set down hurriedly or clumsily.
2 (usu. foll. by down) set down firmly.
--n.
1 an act of plonking.
2 a heavy thud.
--v.tr.
1 set down hurriedly or clumsily.
2 (usu. foll. by down) set down firmly.
--n.
1 an act of plonking.
2 a heavy thud.
plonk, n. colloq. cheap or inferior wine.
Etymology
orig. Austral.: prob. corrupt. of blanc in F vin blanc white wine
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