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plump

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: plump

1
 adjv
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
make fat or plump
2
 nvadv
the sound of a sudden heavy fall
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
straight down especially heavily or abruptly
3
 v
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: plump
1

adj sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

“pleasingly plump”
Synonyms:
chubby, embonpoint
fat
having an (over)abundance of flesh

v make fat or plump

“We will plump out that poor starving child”
Synonyms:
fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump out
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2

n the sound of a sudden heavy fall

Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

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

Synonyms:
flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump down, plunk, plunk down
Type of:
place down, put down, set down
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

v drop sharply

Synonyms:
plummet
Type of:
drop
to fall vertically

adv straight down especially heavily or abruptly

“the anchor fell plump into the sea”
“we dropped the rock plump into the water”
3

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

“I plumped for the losing candidates”
Synonyms:
go
Type of:
choose, pick out, select, take
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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