clunk down

clunk down

1. To set something down clumsily or loudly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "clunk" and "down." The guys lugged the couch inside and clunked it down in the middle of the living room. Come on, man, that's breakable! Don't just clunk it down on the floor like that! Don't let Artie handle any of your expensive camera equipment because he'll just clunk it down somewhere without a second thought.
2. To fall heavily or loudly. Did you hear that tree branch clunk down in the middle of the night? I knew the kids were home from school when I heard their backpacks clunk down in the foyer. A: "Yikes, what was that sound?" B: "All the books on this shelf clunking down. It seems one of the bookends broke."
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

clunk something down

to drop or place something heavily on something so that it makes a clunking noise. He clunked the big box down on the table. He clunked down all his school books on the table.
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clunk down

[for something] to drop or fall, making the sound "clunk." A large piece of metal clunked down right in front of me. A tree branch clunked down on the roof and damaged a few shingles.
See also: clunk, down
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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