plump
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verb \ˈpləmp\Definition of PLUMP
intransitive verb
1
: to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily <plumped down in the chair>
2
: to favor or decide in favor of someone or something strongly or emphatically —used with for
transitive verb
1
: to drop, cast, or place suddenly or heavily
2
: to give support and favorable publicity to
Origin of PLUMP
Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century
2plump
nounDefinition of PLUMP
: a sudden plunge, fall, or blow; also : the sound made by a plump
First Known Use of PLUMP
15th century
3plump
adverbDefinition of PLUMP
1
: with a sudden or heavy drop
2
a : straight down b : straight ahead
3
: without qualification : directly <plump out of luck>
Examples of PLUMP
- <there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us>
First Known Use of PLUMP
1594
Related to PLUMP
- Antonyms
- indirectly
4plump
nounDefinition of PLUMP
chiefly dialectOrigin of PLUMP
Middle English plumpe
First Known Use: 15th century
5plump
verbDefinition of PLUMP
transitive verb
: to make plump
intransitive verb
: to become plump
Origin of PLUMP
6plump
First Known Use: 1533
6plump
adjectiveDefinition of PLUMP
1
: having a full rounded usually pleasing form <a plump woman>
See Examples of PLUMP
- His aunt pinched his plump cheeks.
- <she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny>
Origin of PLUMP
Middle English, dull, blunt, from Middle Dutch plomp
First Known Use: 1569
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