plim
verb
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plimmed; plimmed; plimming; plims
intransitive verb
dialectal, chiefly England : to increase in size : fill out : swell
her bosom plimmed and fell
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardytransitive verb
dialectal, chiefly England : inflate, swell
plimming her chest towards them Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary
Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of plum entry 2
- screw plate
- screw pod
- screw press
- screw propeller
- screw pump
- screw punch
- screw rivet
- screw shell
- screw spanner
- screw spike
- screw stay
- screw stud
- screw surface
- screw tail
- screw tap
- screw the pooch
- screw thread
- screw top
- screw tree
- screw up one's courage
- screw up one's eyes
- screw up one's face
- screw up one's face/eyes
- screw up the courage
- screw up the/one's courage