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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
plonk .
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Examples
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The other issue that Anna hasn't thought about is that although these appliances can be installed by semi-skilled workers, "plonked" as its called - they have to be actually commissioned by tradespeople.
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He plonked down beside me on a cushion and sat watching the screen with great attention.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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This was a stew of beans, carrots and sausage on to which had been plonked lumps of pork belly and confit duck.
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She plonked it on the table and continued to rummage.
Unwritten Alison Wells 2012
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Once home, the unread books are plonked on to shelves "for later", which mysteriously never arrives.
Trudie, the big issue is that you have six homes | Barbara Ellen 2011
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Yet it's plonked between the vast, flat Rio de la Plata and the even vaster green plains of the pampas.
Buenos Aires 2011
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Once I hit the Apple Store (memo to the Gold Coast City Council: you really need to build some footpaths in Robina pronto), I plonked myself in front of a MacBook and spent 45 minutes or so playing around with the different keyboard options.
My Quest For The Mac’s Keyboard Shortcut Soul | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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When I plonked myself down I realized, to my delight, that I rested next to William B. Johnson.
Lydia Hughes: A Drumadic Time in New York With William B. Johnson Lydia Hughes 2011
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And he plonked his considerable girth in between me and the lecherous customer for the rest of the visit.
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When I plonked myself down I realized, to my delight, that I rested next to William B. Johnson.
Lydia Hughes: A Drumadic Time in New York With William B. Johnson Lydia Hughes 2011
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