Plucked vs Plunked - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between plucked and plunked

is that plucked is past tense of pluck while plunked is past tense of plunk.

is (of something with feathers, hair etc.) Having had these items removed by plucking.

(head)

(pluck)

(en adjective)

(of something with feathers, hair etc. ) Having had these items removed by plucking.

(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.

Having courage and spirit; plucky.

(head)

(plunk)

(en verb)

To drop or throw heavily (onto or into something) so that it makes a sound

Enrique plunked his money down on the counter with a sigh and bellied up to the bar.

In baseball, to intentionally hit the batter with a pitch

The Braves retaliated by plunking Harper in the next inning.

* flump, thud English onomatopoeias