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# plonk

verb (plonk, plonks, plonked, plonking); noun (plonk, uncountable; a plonk)

«plonk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb (informal, UK, Australia, NZ): To put something down heavily or carelessly: "Plonk your bag there." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#m1)
2. verb (informal): To sit down heavily: "He plonked himself on the sofa." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#m2)
3. noun (informal, UK, Australia): Cheap wine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#m3)
4. noun: A dull, heavy sound, like a single piano note: "plonk!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday British, Irish and Australian talk, "plonk it down" means just put it there, without care. Grown-ups call cheap wine "plonk". In music and stories, "plonk" can be the sound of a key or something dropping.

### Examples

- Just plonk your coat on the chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x1)
- She plonked herself down next to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x2)
- Dad plonked the shopping on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x3)
- They had a bottle of cheap plonk with dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x4)
- The little boy plonked out a tune on the piano. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x5)
- Don't plonk that heavy box on my toe! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/#x6)

### Note

Informal. Regular verb. US English often says "plunk" instead. The wine sense is slang for adults.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plonk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plonk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plonk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plonk.html) on Mova free.