[pluhmp] 
adjective, -er, -est, verb | 1. | well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat. |
| 2. | to become plump (often fol. by up or out). |
| 3. | to make plump (often fol. by up or out): to plump up the sofa pillows. |
[pluhmp] | 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. |
| 3. | to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down): He plumped himself down and fell asleep. |
| 4. | to utter or say bluntly (often fol. 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. |
| 6. | a heavy or sudden fall. |
| 7. | the sound resulting from such a fall. |
| 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. |
| 13. | direct; downright; blunt. |
| 14. | plump for, to support enthusiastically; be wholeheartedly in favor of: to plump for a team. |
[pluhmp] | 1. | a group or cluster. |
| 2. | a flock: a plump of ducks. |
| plump 1 (plŭmp) adj. plump·er, plump·est
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 (plŭmp) v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps v. intr.
To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table. n.
adv.
[Middle English plumpen, to immerse quickly, perhaps from Middle Low German, probably of imitative origin.] |