PLUNK

To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.

To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.

To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]

Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]

[Slang]

A large sum of money. [Obs.]

A dollar. [U. S.]

To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak.

To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.

To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]