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plump > 7 senses
ADJECTIVE1plump, buxom, chubby, embonpoint, zaftig, zoftigEuphemisms for slightly fat
ADVERB1plumpStraight down especially heavily or abruptly
NOUN1plumpThe sound of a sudden heavy fall
VERB1plump, plummetDrop sharply
2plump, plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk downSet (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
3plump, fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump out, fatten out, fatten upMake fat or plump
4plump, goGive support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
plump > pronunciation
Soundsplah'mp
Rhymesbump, chump, clump, and 15 more rhymes in ahmp...
plump > adjective
MeaningEuphemisms for slightly fat.
Examples"pleasingly plump"
Synonymsbuxom, chubby, embonpoint, zaftig, zoftig
Similar tofat
Nounsplumpness
plump > noun, event
MeaningThe sound of a sudden heavy fall.
Broadernoise
Verbsplump
plump > adverb
MeaningStraight down especially heavily or abruptly.
Examples"the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"
Usagecolloquialism
plump > verb 1, motion
MeaningDrop sharply.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
ModelThe stock market is going to plump
Synonymsplummet
Broaderdrop
Nounsplump
plump > verb 2, contact
MeaningSet (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsplank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down
Broaderset down, put down, place down
plump > verb 3, consumption
MeaningMake fat or plump.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"We will plump out that poor starving child"
Synonymsfatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Entailsfeed, give
plump > verb 4, cognition
MeaningGive support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples"I plumped for the losing candidates"
Synonymsgo
Broaderchoose, take, select, pick out

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