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plump

/plˈʌmp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
    “a chubby child”

adverb

  1. straight down especially heavily or abruptly
    “the anchor fell plump into the sea”

noun

  1. the sound of a sudden heavy fall

verb

  1. drop sharply
    “The stock market plummeted”
  2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
    “He planked the money on the table”
  3. make fat or plump
    “We will plump out that poor starving child”
  4. give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
    “I plumped for the losing candidates”

Synonyms for plump

Words that rhyme with plump

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