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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.
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is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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 phrase13.
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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Word Origin & History
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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