Start for plop or plunk Crossword Clue

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PLUNK (verb)
1. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
2. make or move along with a sound as of a horse’s hooves striking the ground
PLUNK (noun)
1. (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
2. a hollow twanging sound
PLUNK (adverb)
1. with a short hollow thud
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

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