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plonk

/plɒŋk/verb

उच्चारण प्लॉंक

(किसी चीज़ को) धम्म से या लापरवाही से रख देना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (down) British, informal

    to put something down on something, especially noisily or carelessly

    (किसी चीज़ को) धम्म से या लापरवाही से रख देना

    • He plonked his bag on the table.
    • Just plonk the shopping anywhere.
    • She plonked a heavy pot on the stove.
    + 2 more examples
    • Don't just plonk your books on the bed; put them away.
    • He plonked a plate of rice in front of me.

    Synonyms dump drop plump put down

  2. 2

    [T] ~ yourself (down) British, informal

    to sit down heavily or carelessly

    धम्म से बैठ जाना

    • She plonked herself in the front seat.
    • He plonked his heavy bag on the desk and sighed.
    • After the match he plonked himself down on the sofa.
    + 2 more examples
    • The tired traveller plonked down on a bench.
    • Radhika plonked herself next to her friend on the bus.

    Synonyms flop slump plump

noun
  1. 1

    [U] British, informal

    cheap wine that is not of good quality

    सस्ती, घटिया शराब

    • a bottle of plonk
    • The critic called the restaurant's house wine nothing more than plonk.
    • It was cheap plonk, but it did for the party.
    + 2 more examples
    • He never drank anything better than plonk.
    • They served plonk at the party.
  2. 2

    [C, usually singular] informal

    a sound like that of something heavy being dropped

    धम्म की आवाज़

    • The box landed with a loud plonk.
    • The pebble fell into the pond with a soft plonk.
    • The coin dropped into the well with a loud plonk.
    + 2 more examples
    • There was a plonk as the stone hit the water.
    • With a soft plonk, the apple fell from the tree.

    Synonyms thud clunk

→Phrasal verbs 2

plonk yourself down

(British, informal) to sit down heavily and without care

धम्म से बैठ जाना, पसर जाना

  • He came in and plonked himself down on the sofa.
  • Radhika plonked herself down beside me after the race.

plonk sth down

(British, informal) to put something down heavily or carelessly

किसी चीज़ को धम्म से रख देना

  • The waiter plonked the plates down in front of us.
  • She plonked down her heavy bag and sighed.