plump
1well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
to become plump (often followed by up or out).
to make plump (often followed by up or out): to plump up the sofa pillows.
Origin of plump
1synonym study For plump
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Opposites for plump
Other words from plump
- plumply, adverb
- plumpness, noun
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Other definitions for plump (2 of 3)
to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
Chiefly British. to vote exclusively for one candidate in an election, instead of distributing or splitting one's votes among a number.
to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often followed by down): He plumped himself down and fell asleep.
to utter or say bluntly (often followed by out): She plumps out the truth at the oddest times.
to praise or extol: road signs plumping the delights of a new candy bar.
a heavy or sudden fall.
the sound resulting from such a fall.
with a heavy or sudden fall or drop.
directly or bluntly, as in speaking.
in a vertical direction; straight down.
with sudden encounter.
with direct impact.
plump for, to support enthusiastically; be wholeheartedly in favor of: to plump for a team.
Origin of plump
2Other definitions for plump (3 of 3)
a group or cluster.
a flock: a plump of ducks.
Origin of plump
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How to use plump in a sentence
Some restaurants in Brooklyn had plantains more plump than the ones at Top Taste.
Until I Can Go Back to My Favorite Restaurant, This Jerk Paste Is the Next Best Thing | Elazar Sontag | September 25, 2020 | EaterThey also had to take into account how far into the breeding cycle the penguins were, since earlier in the cycle the birds are plumper from recent foraging, which allows them to start huddling at relatively colder temperatures.
When a caterpillar hatches, it munches milkweed leaves and grows plump.
Pesticides contaminate most food of western U.S. monarchs | Rebecca E. Hirsch | August 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIt’s helping to plump their profit margins, and they say it comes down to changes in how consumers are shopping and what they’re buying.
There’s one silver lining for fashion retailers in the pandemic | Marc Bain | August 13, 2020 | QuartzWhen fully inflated, a plump, curved, inner mucus house cradles the larvacean as the animal’s swishing tail pumps seawater through the structure.
Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing | Susan Milius | June 15, 2020 | Science News
Some juice spills out when one is sliced or bitten, but it isn't nearly as plump and oozy as a traditional link.
There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNear its grounds, private gardens hang thick with bright orange tangerines and plump persimmons, the fruits of fall in Abkhazia.
He wanted purity, docility, absolute devotion to her husband—and plump white arms.
His skin tone is made to look nearly jaundiced, contrasting with his pale, plump lips.
Javier Bardem on Playing James Bond’s Latest Villain in ‘Skyfall’ | Kevin Fallon | November 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was a plump-faced, insipid child, with fair hair and pale blue eyes, stolid and bovine in their expressionlessness.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini“I thought she wos wery plump, and vell made,” said Mr. Weller, with a critical air.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensThe tall oak door of the library was opened by William Weedham himself—a plump, white-haired man with black, overhanging eyebrows.
But he had not run, and she landed on the further side plump beside him where he sat huddled against the stones.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIt would not be easy to find a more ugly sight than that of their plump, heavy heads and faces in these old-fashioned bonnets.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for plump (1 of 3)
/ (plʌmp) /
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
(often foll by up or out) to make or become plump: to plump up a pillow
Origin of plump
1Derived forms of plump
- plumply, adverb
- plumpness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for plump (2 of 3)
/ (plʌmp) /
(often foll by down, into, etc) to drop or fall suddenly and heavily: to plump down on the sofa
(intr foll by for) to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this
suddenly or heavily: he ran plump into the old lady
straight down; directly: the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field
in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner
Origin of plump
2British Dictionary definitions for plump (3 of 3)
/ (plʌmp) /
archaic, or dialect a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster
Origin of plump
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