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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of plunk.

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Examples

  • Tony Clark singled and Franklin plunked Joe McEwing before Seo sacrificed.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • O'BRIEN: ... as opposed to sort of the spokesperson who's kind of plunked in the middle of it all.

    CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2006 2006

  • Another "plunked" Sir Toady in a locality which he held yet more tender, especially, as now, before dinner.

    Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • Sure, I said, and then looked on in horror as this person plunked two Barbie doll-colored sticks on the grill.

    The Stir: 3 Veggie Burgers That Will Have Meat-Lovers Fooled The Stir 2011

  • In 2008, Middlesbrough plunked down $22 million on Brazilian striker Afonso Alves, who had scored an impressive 47 goals in just 39 games for SC Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie.

    European Soccer's Darkened Window Jonathan Clegg 2012

  • Richard Stoker, a retired sales executive, recently plunked down cash for two condominiums in Miami Beach, and plans to close on one more in coming days.

    Cash Buyers Lift Housing S. Mitra Kalita 2011

  • We plunked quarter after quarter into a pool table as we spied on our masculine counterparts.

    Myrtle Beach Daze Julie Britt 2011

  • Sure, I said, and then looked on in horror as this person plunked two Barbie doll-colored sticks on the grill.

    The Stir: 3 Veggie Burgers That Will Have Meat-Lovers Fooled The Stir 2011

  • Stephanie, age four, lugged in her big dollhouse and plunked it in the midst of the myriad of toys already spread out on the floor.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011

  • The bartender of The White Horse pub plunked another pint of Guinness onto the bar, and Elaine watched as the swirling, dark liquid foamed over the rim of the glass.

    Klondike Kelli Trapnell 2011

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