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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
clonk
noun
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▪ It hit the top of his helmet with a clonk.
▪ The blades of the Martec propeller are not meshed so they tend to throw open with something of a clonk.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
clonk

1930, imitative. Related: Clonked; clonking.

Wiktionary
clonk

n. 1 The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. 2 (cx fishing English) A stick-like tool used to strike the surface of the water and produce a sound that causes nearby fish to attack the bait. vb. To make such a sound.

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Clonk

Clonk is a computer game developed by RedWolf Design. The game features a mix of the action, real-time strategy and platform game genres. The games of the series are traditionally released as Shareware; however, currently (2013-10-3) all available versions are Freeware. Using the integrated developer mode, experienced players are able to create their own modifications or "extensions" to the game.

Clonk (fishing)

A clonk is a fishing tool which has been used in Europe to fish for Wels catfish. It consists of a stick with three parts: handle, fork and heel. Originally it was made of wood but nowadays there are clonks made of plastic or metal too because they are easier to produce than wood.

The process of clonking may look an easy job at first, but it requires some practice. The air bubble produced when the clonk strikes the water is cut by the fork and this produces a unique sound similar to opening a wine bottle. This sound stimulates the defensive instinct in nearby catfish and they attack the "intruder", which in this case is the bait.

Usage examples of "clonk".

There was a loud clonking of feet on the wooden steps as Longton joined them in the basement vault.

Deane was decent enough to let loose a flood of knowledge into my mind just before that blasted Tanya clonked me with her boomerang.

Her own natural pads provided more than enough protection, and it added a nice element of stealth to her approach that she found preferable to clonking about in Starfleet-issue footwear.

He also heard rocks being manhandled, rocks clonking down, to block the passage was his only guess.

She walked slowly into the empty living room, feet clonking on the wooden floor.

A claw tore the barbarian's thigh as the dead thing's head struck the wall with a clonk muffled by thick orange-red fur.

Well, Deane was decent enough to let loose a flood of knowledge into my mind just before that blasted Tanya clonked me with her boomerang.

Delinko had clonked directly into one of Curly's earthmoving machines.

It was followed by a few heavy clonks somewhere inside the wall, and Offler the Crocodile God grated ponderously aside.

It was fol­lowed by a few heavy clonks somewhere inside the wall, and Offler the Crocodile God grated ponderously aside.