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Meaning of plump

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

plump

Pronunciation:/plʌmp/

verb

Definitions

  1. To grow plump; to swell out.

    Example: Her cheeks have plumped.

  2. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.

    Example: to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water

  3. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.

    Example: to plump a stone into water

  4. To give a plumper (kind of vote).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

    Example: a plump baby; plump cheeks

  2. Fat.

  3. Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.

plump

Pronunciation:/plʌmp/

noun

Definitions

  1. The sound of a sudden heavy fall.

verb

Definitions

  1. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.

adverb

Definitions

  1. Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.