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CLUNK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

Synonyms:

clump; clunk; thud; thump; thumping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("clunk" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

clunk (make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground)

clunky (making a clunking sound)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Synonyms:

clop; clump; clunk; plunk

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "clunk" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Cars clunk in the streets

The streets clunk with cars

Derivation:

clunk (a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects))

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