plump

Definition of Plump in English :

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Noun

1. plump

the sound of a sudden heavy fall

Verb

2. plummet, plump

drop sharply

Example Sentences:
'The stock market plummeted'

plummet

3. flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down

set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

Example Sentences:
'He planked the money on the table'
'He planked himself into the sofa'

4. fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump, plump out

make fat or plump

Example Sentences:
'We will plump out that poor starving child'

5. go, plump

give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

Example Sentences:
'I plumped for the losing candidates'

Adjective

6. chubby, embonpoint, plump

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

Example Sentences:
'a chubby child'
'pleasingly plump'

Adverb

7. plump

straight down especially heavily or abruptly

Example Sentences:
'the anchor fell plump into the sea'
'we dropped the rock plump into the water'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plump

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adjective

well filled out or rounded; fleshy or chubby

a plump turkey

bulging, as with contents; full

a plump wallet

(of amounts of money) generous; ample

a plump cheque

verb

4. (often foll by up or out)

to make or become plump

to plump up a pillow

verb

1. (often foll by down, into, etc)

to drop or fall suddenly and heavily

to plump down on the sofa

2. (intransitive; foll by for)

to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

noun

a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this

adverb

suddenly or heavily

he ran plump into the old lady

straight down; directly

the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field

adjective, adverb

in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner

noun

archaic or dialect

a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster

Plump

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adjective

full and rounded in form; chubby

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to make plump; fill out

sometimes with up or out

verb intransitive

to fall suddenly or with full impact

to come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)

3. British

to vote or opt (for someone or something)

to offer strong support (for someone or something)

verb transitive

to drop, throw, or put down heavily or all at once

noun

a falling, plunging, or colliding suddenly or heavily

the sound of this

adverb

with a plump; suddenly; heavily

straight down

10.

in plain words; bluntly

adjective

11.

blunt; direct

noun

Chiefly British, Dialectal

a compact group; cluster

Plump

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adj. plump·er, plump·est

1. Well-rounded and full in form; chubby. See Synonyms at fat.

2. Abundant; ample: a plump reward.

v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps

v.tr.

To make well-rounded or full in form: plumped up the pillows.

v.intr.

To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form: The baby plumped out at three months.

v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps

v.intr.

1. To drop abruptly or heavily: plumped into the easy chair.

2. To give full support or praise: plumped for the candidate throughout the state.

v.tr.

To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table.

1. A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.

2. The sound of a heavy fall or collision.

adj.

Blunt; direct.

adv.

1. With a heavy or abrupt drop: The anchor fell plump into the sea.

a. With a full or sudden impact: walked plump into the pole.

b. Directly: ran plump into an old friend.

3. Without qualification; bluntly: spoke out plump for the tax bill.

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