First Known Use: circa 1796
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1clunk
verb \ˈkləŋk\
Definition of CLUNK
intransitive verb
1
: to make a clunk
2
: to hit something with a clunk
transitive verb
: to strike or hit with a clunk
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Origin of CLUNK
imitative
2clunk
noun
: a loud, dull sound that is made when a heavy object hits another object or a surface
Full Definition of CLUNK
1
: a blow or the sound of a blow : thump
2
: a dull or stupid person
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First Known Use of CLUNK
1823
Related to CLUNK
- Synonyms
- airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, idiot, cretin, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo
CLUNK Defined for Kids
clunk
noun \ˈkləŋk\
Definition of CLUNK for Kids
: a loud dull sound
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