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adjective
1.
well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become plump (often followed by up or out ).
verb (used with object)
3.
to make plump (often followed by up or out ): to plump up the sofa pillows.
Origin:
1475–85; earlier plompe dull, rude < Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; cognate with Middle Low German plump
1475–85; earlier plompe dull, rude < Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; cognate with Middle Low German plump
Related forms
plump·ly, adverb
plump·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. thin.
1. thin.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
2.
Chiefly British. to vote exclusively for one candidate in an election, instead of distributing or splitting one's votes among a number.
verb (used with object)
3.
to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often followed by down ): He plumped himself down and fell asleep.
4.
to utter or say bluntly (often followed by out ): She plumps out the truth at the oddest times.
5.
to praise or extol: road signs plumping the delights of a new candy bar.
adverb
8.
with a heavy or sudden fall or drop.
9.
directly or bluntly, as in speaking.
10.
in a vertical direction; straight down.
11.
with sudden encounter.
12.
with direct impact.
adjective
Verb phrases 13.
direct; downright; blunt.
14.
plump for, to support enthusiastically; be wholeheartedly in favor of: to plump for a team.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English plumpen (v.), cognate with Dutch plompen; probably imitative
1300–50; Middle English plumpen (v.), cognate with Dutch plompen; probably imitative
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plump1 (plʌmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | 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 | |
| 4. | 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] | |
| 'plumply1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'plumpness1 | |
| —n | |
| plump2 (plʌmp) | |
| —vb (often foll by down, into, | |
| 1. | to drop or fall suddenly and heavily: to plump down on the sofa |
| 2. | to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number |
| —n | |
| 3. | a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this |
| —adv | |
| 4. | suddenly or heavily: he ran plump into the old lady |
| 5. | straight down; directly: the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 6. | in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner |
| [C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen] | |
| plump3 (plʌmp) | |
| —n | |
| archaic, dialect or a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster | |
| [C15: of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
plump
1481, "blunt, dull" (in manners), from Du. plomp "blunt, thick, massive, stumpy," probably related to plompen "fall or drop heavily" (see plump (v.)). Meaning "fleshy, of rounded form" is from 1545.
plump
c.1300, "to fall or strike with a full impact," from M.Du. plompen, or M.L.G. plumpen, probably of imitative origin. Meaning "to plump (something) up, to cause to swell" is first recorded 1533, from the adj.
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Example sentences
When people grow obese, their fat cells swell with fat and can plump up to three times normal size.
She sits forward on the plump sofa, with the empty, winter-frosted balcony behind her window.
When they emerge from their steam bath they're plump with natural juices.
Crab traps with their plump bait lie untouched for hours.
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