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plonk down

/plɒŋk daʊn/

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verb

/plɒŋk daʊn/B2formalbritish
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по размещению или установке чего-либо тяжело, небрежно или с глухим стуком, или для обозначения неохотной оплаты денег.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of placing or setting something down heavily, carelessly, or with a thud, or to pay money reluctantly.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Place heavily or carelesslyinformal

    To put something down heavily, noisily, or without care.

    ruБросить или поставить с шумом

    • He plonked his bag down on the floor.
    • She plonked the heavy box onto the table.
    • They plonked their drinks down and sat on the sofa.

    Synonymsdropdumpflopplumpplunkslap

    Antonymsliftraise

  2. Sit down heavilyinformal

    To sit down in a heavy or careless way.

    ruПлюхнуться

    • He plonked himself down on the chair.
    • She plonked down on the grass after the long walk.
    • They plonked down on the sofa and turned on the TV.

    Synonymscollapseflopplopplumpplunk downslump

    Antonymsrisestand

  3. Pay moneyinformalbritish

    To pay a sum of money, often reluctantly or suddenly.

    ruВыложить деньги

    • He plonked down fifty pounds for the tickets.
    • She plonked the cash on the counter and left.
    • They plonked down a deposit for the new car.

    Synonymsante upcough upfork outfork overhand overlay outpony upshell out

Forms
  • plonked down past participle
  • plonked down past simple
  • plonking down present participle
  • plonks down third person singular

Base verbplonk

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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