plump

[plump]

Something that's plump has a nice round shape. You could describe watching your plump little cousin eating one plump grape after another.

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To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.

Noun
the sound of a sudden heavy fall

Verb
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"

Verb
make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

Verb
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"

Verb
drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

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Adjective S.
euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump"

Adverb
straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"


adv.
Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

n.
A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears.

a.
To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.

a.
To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.

a.
To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.

v. t.
To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.

v. t.
To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.

v. t.
To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.

a. & v.
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.


Plump

Plump, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa, Dan. plumpe. See Plump, a.] 1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped. 2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once."Dulcissa plumps into a chair." Spectator. 3. To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.

Plump

Plump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumping.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles.
2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water. 3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.

Plump

Plump, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps. Cf. Plump, a. &v.] Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. "Fall plump." Beau. & Fl.

To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.

To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.

Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.

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Usage Examples

The game in beauty is changing so much, if your product isn't high tech or can't make a unique performance claim - plump your lips, reduce your lines, look glossy, and stay on for 24 hours - you can't go to market today. I'm not just talking about a $20 lipstick, but a $5 lipstick!

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I'd composed when I was four. I remember I played it, and it still sounded like me. I'm the same composer I was then.

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