The Clue
Put (down) (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PLUNK
Tags
Notes
The answer PLUNK is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Coin sound
Put (down), as money
Definition
PLUNK as a noun:
1. a hollow twanging sound
2. (plunk, plunker) = (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
PLUNK as a verb:
1. (clop, clump, clunk, plunk) = make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
2. (plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump) = 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"
3. (dive, plunge, plunk) = drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
4. (pluck, plunk, pick) = pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
PLUNK as an adverb:
1. (plop, plunk) = with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"