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  1. 1. n. a hollow twanging sound Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adv. with a short hollow thud Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. drop steeply Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. 2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike. 3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.] 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] 2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.] 1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. 3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.] Source: webster
  9. 9. n:6/v:94 n. a hollow twanging sound n. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Source: ecdict

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