parachute vs plunk

parachute and plunk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parachute	Yes	No	Yes	No
plunk	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, plunk is a hypernym of parachute; that is, plunk is a word with a broader meaning than parachute:

Other hypernyms of parachute include dive, plunge.

parachute (noun)	plunk (noun)
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall	(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
	a hollow twanging sound

parachute (verb)	plunk (verb)
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
	drop steeply
	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

parachute (adverb)	plunk (adverb)
	with a short hollow thud