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plump
plump 1 P0383200 (plŭmp)adj. plump·er, plump·est 1. Well-rounded and full in form; chubby. See Synonyms at fat.2. Abundant; ample: a plump reward.v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps v.tr. To make well-rounded or full in form: plumped up the pillows.v.intr. To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form: The baby plumped out at three months.
[Middle English, dull, probably from Middle Low German plomp, blunt, thick.]
plump′ish adj.plump′ly adv.plump′ness n.
plump 2 P0383200 (plŭmp)v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps v.intr.1. To drop abruptly or heavily: plumped into the easy chair.2. To give full support or praise: plumped for the candidate throughout the state.v.tr. To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table.n.1. A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.2. The sound of a heavy fall or collision.adj. Blunt; direct.adv.1. With a heavy or abrupt drop: The anchor fell plump into the sea.2. a. With a full or sudden impact: walked plump into the pole.b. Directly: ran plump into an old friend.3. Without qualification; bluntly: spoke out plump for the tax bill.
[Middle English plumpen, to immerse quickly, perhaps from Middle Low German, probably of imitative origin.]plump (plʌmp) adj1. well filled out or rounded; fleshy or chubby: a plump turkey. 2. bulging, as with contents; full: a plump wallet. 3. (of amounts of money) generous; ample: a plump cheque. vb (often foll by: up or out) to make or become plump: to plump up a pillow. [C15 (meaning: dull, rude), C16 (in current senses): perhaps from Middle Dutch plomp dull, blunt] ˈplumply adv ˈplumpness n
plump (plʌmp) vb1. (often foll by: down, into, etc) to drop or fall suddenly and heavily: to plump down on the sofa. 2. (foll by: for) to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or numberna heavy abrupt fall or the sound of thisadv3. suddenly or heavily: he ran plump into the old lady. 4. straight down; directly: the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field. adj, advin a blunt, direct, or decisive manner[C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen]
plump (plʌmp) narchaic or dialect a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster[C15: of uncertain origin]plump1 (plʌmp)
adj. plump•er, plump•est. 1. well filled out or rounded in form; chubby. v.i. 2. to become plump (often fol. by up or out). v.t. 3. to make plump (often fol. by up or out): to plump up the pillows. [1475–85; earlier plompe dull, rude < Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; c. Middle Low German plump] plump′ly, adv. plump′ness, n. plump2 (plʌmp)
v.i. 1. to drop or fall heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down): to plump down on the sofa. v.t. 2. to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down). 3. plump for, to support enthusiastically: to plump for the home team. n. 4. a heavy or sudden fall. 5. the sound of such a fall. adv. 6. with a heavy or sudden fall or drop. 7. directly or bluntly. 8. straight down. 9. with direct impact. adj. 10. direct; downright; blunt. [1300–50; Middle English plumpen (v.), c. Dutch plompen; probably imitative] plump3 (plʌmp)
n. Chiefly Brit. Dial. 1. a group or cluster. 2. a flock: a plump of ducks. [1375–1425; late Middle English plumpe, of uncertain orig.] Plump a knot; a tuft; a cluster; a number joined together in one mass—Johnson, 1755; a compact body of persons, animals, or things. See also bunch, clump, company, flock, etc.Examples: plump of coleworts; of conjectures and great presumptions, 1553; of green corn, 1575; of deeps (the oceans), 1535; of ducks, 1854; of folk, 1489; of hazelnuts; of moorhens; of pains, 1568; of resolution, 1659; of seals, 1591; of spearmen, 1548; of trees, 1615; of orchard trees, 1868; of whales, 1834; of wild fowl, 1697; of wood (a copse), 1470; of yachts (at anchor), 1893.plump
Past participle: plumped
Gerund: plumping
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| I plump | | you plump | | he/she/it plumps | | we plump | | you plump | | they plump |
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| I plumped | | you plumped | | he/she/it plumped | | we plumped | | you plumped | | they plumped |
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| I am plumping | | you are plumping | | he/she/it is plumping | | we are plumping | | you are plumping | | they are plumping |
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| I have plumped | | you have plumped | | he/she/it has plumped | | we have plumped | | you have plumped | | they have plumped |
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| I was plumping | | you were plumping | | he/she/it was plumping | | we were plumping | | you were plumping | | they were plumping |
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| I had plumped | | you had plumped | | he/she/it had plumped | | we had plumped | | you had plumped | | they had plumped |
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| I will plump | | you will plump | | he/she/it will plump | | we will plump | | you will plump | | they will plump |
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| I will have plumped | | you will have plumped | | he/she/it will have plumped | | we will have plumped | | you will have plumped | | they will have plumped |
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| I will be plumping | | you will be plumping | | he/she/it will be plumping | | we will be plumping | | you will be plumping | | they will be plumping |
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| I have been plumping | | you have been plumping | | he/she/it has been plumping | | we have been plumping | | you have been plumping | | they have been plumping |
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| I will have been plumping | | you will have been plumping | | he/she/it will have been plumping | | we will have been plumping | | you will have been plumping | | they will have been plumping |
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| I had been plumping | | you had been plumping | | he/she/it had been plumping | | we had been plumping | | you had been plumping | | they had been plumping |
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| I would plump | | you would plump | | he/she/it would plump | | we would plump | | you would plump | | they would plump |
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| I would have plumped | | you would have plumped | | he/she/it would have plumped | | we would have plumped | | you would have plumped | | they would have plumped |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  plump - the sound of a sudden heavy fall noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | | Verb | 1. | plump - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"plummetdrop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" | | 2. | plump - 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"plonk, plunk down, plump down, plunk, flump, plank, plopplace down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | | 3. | plump - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, flesh out, plump out, fill outalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 4. | plump - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"gochoose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | | Adj. | 1. | plump - sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump";chubby, embonpointfat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" | | Adv. | 1. | plump - straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
plump1adjective chubby, fat, stout, full, round, burly, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal), tubby, portly, buxom, dumpy, roly-poly, well-covered, rotund, podgy, corpulent, well-upholstered (informal) Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair.
thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, bony, anorexic, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, sylphlike
plump2verb flop, fall, drop, sink, dump, slump Breathlessly, she plumped down next to Katrina.plump for something or someone choose, favour, go for, back, support, opt for, side with, come down in favour of In the end, we plumped for an endowment mortgage.plump 1adjectiveWell-rounded and full in form:chubby, plumpish, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby, zaftig.
plump 2verbTo drop or sink heavily and noisily:flop, plop, plunk.phrasal verb
plump forTo aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.Translationsplump1 (ˈplamp) adjective pleasantly fat and rounded; well filled out. plump cheeks. 豐滿的 丰满的plumply adverb 使豐滿地 使丰满地ˈplumpness noun 豐滿 丰满plump up to shake (pillows etc) to restore their shape. 使鼓起 使鼓起
plump2 (plamp) : plump for to choose or decide on. She finally plumped for a house in the country. 選定，贊成(擁護) 选定，赞成（拥护）
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plump for (someone or something)To actively support someone or something. Don't say a bad word about that candidate to Mary—she's been plumping for him all year.See also: plumpplump up1. To become very plump, chubby, or rotund. Soak the dehydrated mushrooms in a cup of water for an hour, until they have plumped up and the water is nearly gone. I began plumping up almost as soon as I became pregnant.2. To make someone or something plump, chubby, rotund, or fuller in shape. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "plump" and "up." My kids always come home for the holidays looking so skinny, so I always try to plump them up a bit. It has come to light that one of the biggest poultry producers in the country has been plumping up chicken meat with water to artificially increase their weight and subsequent price.See also: plump, upplump down1. To fall, drop, set, or sit down very heavily, suddenly, or abruptly. He came in from work and plumped down on the sofa without a word. The huge St. Bernard came over and plumped down onto her bed by the fireplace.2. To drop or set someone or something down very heavily, suddenly, or abruptly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "plump" and "down." The courier plumped the package down on my desk, nearly knocking over my coffee cup in the process. He plumped the screaming child down on the couch and put on some cartoons to calm her down.See also: down, plumpplump for someone or somethingto support or promote someone or something. Henry spent a lot of energy plumping for Bill, who was running for vice president. She spent a lot of time plumping for our candidate.See also: plumpplump something down 1. to drop a heavy load of something. She plumped the load of groceries onto the bench and looked through her purse for the keys. Jill plumped down her packages. 2. to drop something as if it were a heavy load. He plumped the potatoes down on each plate, making a loud noise each time. Dave plumped down a huge slab of meat onto the grill.See also: down, plumpplump something upto pat or shake something like a pillow into a fuller shape. Todd plumped his pillow up and finished making the bed. He plumped up his pillow.See also: plump, upplump upv.1. To become more plump or chubby: I went off my diet and immediately plumped up.2. To make something rounded or full in form: We plumped up the dried cherries by soaking them in water. The nurse brought me a pillow and plumped it up before putting it behind my head.See also: plump, upplump
Synonyms for plumpadj chubbySynonyms- chubby
- fat
- stout
- full
- round
- burly
- obese
- fleshy
- beefy
- tubby
- portly
- buxom
- dumpy
- roly-poly
- well-covered
- rotund
- podgy
- corpulent
- well-upholstered
Antonyms- thin
- lean
- slim
- slender
- skinny
- bony
- anorexic
- lanky
- emaciated
- scrawny
- sylphlike
verb flopSynonyms- flop
- fall
- drop
- sink
- dump
- slump
phrase plump for something or someoneSynonyms- choose
- favour
- go for
- back
- support
- opt for
- side with
- come down in favour of
Synonyms for plumpadj well-rounded and full in formSynonyms- chubby
- plumpish
- pudgy
- roly-poly
- rotund
- round
- tubby
- zaftig
verb to drop or sink heavily and noisilySynonymsphrase plump for: to aid the cause of by approving or favoringSynonyms- advocate
- back
- champion
- endorse
- get behind
- recommend
- side with
- stand behind
- stand by
- support
- uphold
Synonyms for plumpnoun the sound of a sudden heavy fallRelated Wordsverb drop sharplySynonymsRelated Wordsverb set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noiseSynonyms- plonk
- plunk down
- plump down
- plunk
- flump
- plank
- plop
Related Words- place down
- put down
- set down
verb make fat or plumpSynonyms- fat
- fatten
- fatten out
- fatten up
- flesh out
- plump out
- fill out
Related Wordsverb give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or numberSynonymsRelated Wordsadj sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figureSynonymsRelated Wordsadv straight down especially heavily or abruptlyRelated Words |