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flump
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
1.
to plump down suddenly or heavily; flop.
–noun
2.
the act or sound of flumping.
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Origin:
1810–20;
b. of
flop
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plump
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flump
(flŭmp)
n. A dull heavy sound, as of something dropped on a surface.
v.
flumped
,
flump·ing
,
flumps
v.
intr.
To move or fall heavily with a dull sound:
flumped onto the sofa.
v.
tr.
To place or drop with a flump.
[
Imitative
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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