plonk yourself down

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• Plonk — can mean poor quality wine in U.K. and Australian English, evidently a loan from French blanc , white wine. Plonk is a Usenet jargon term for adding a particular poster to one s kill file such that the poster s future postings are completely… …   Wikipedia

• plonk — plonk1 [plɔŋk US pla:ŋk, plo:ŋk] v [T always + adverb/preposition] especially BrE informal 1.) also plonk sth down to put something down somewhere, especially in a noisy and careless way American Equivalent: plunk ▪ You can plonk those bags down… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plonk down — verb drop heavily • Syn: ↑plump down, ↑plank down • Hypernyms: ↑drop • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

• plonk down — phrasal verb Word forms plonk down : he/she/it plonks down present participle plonking down past tense plonked down past participle plonked down British informal 1) plonk yourself down to sit or lie down on something in a careless or noisy way… …   English dictionary

• plonk — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to put something down somewhere, especially noisily and carelessly: plonk sth in/on etc: Just plonk those bags anywhere in my room. 2 plonk yourself (down) to sit down heavily and then relax: We plonked ourselves in front of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plonk — [plɒŋk] verb [T] British informal I to put something down somewhere in a careless way • %plonk yourself down British informal to sit or lie down on something in a careless way[/ex] II noun [U] British informal plonk [plɒŋk] cheap wine of low… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• plonk — [[t]plɒ̱ŋk[/t]] plonks, plonking, plonked 1) VERB If you plonk something somewhere, you put it or drop it there heavily and carelessly. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n prep/adv] She plonked the beer on the counter. Syn: plunk (in AM, use plunk) 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

• plunk down — verb 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 • Syn: ↑plank, ↑flump, ↑plonk, ↑plop, ↑plunk, ↑plump down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• plump — plump1 [plʌmp] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: plomp dull, not sharp ] 1.) slightly fat in a fairly pleasant way used especially about women or children, often to avoid saying the word fat ▪ The nurse was a cheerful plump woman. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plunk — [plʌŋk] v [T always + adverb/preposition] AmE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) also plunk sth down to put or place something somewhere, especially in a noisy, sudden, or careless way British Equivalent: plonkplunk sth in/on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plunk — [[t]plʌ̱ŋk[/t]] plunks, plunking, plunked 1) VERB If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without great care. [AM, INFORMAL] [V n with down] Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair... [V n on n] She swept up a hat from where… …   English dictionary