plump

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Dictionary notes 1.6 References 2 German 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmp

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to plump (third-person singular simple present plumps, present participle plumping, simple past and past participle plumped)

1. (intransitive) To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.
2. (intransitive) To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.
3. (intransitive) To give a plumper.
4. (transitive) To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.
5. (transitive) To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
6. (transitive) To give (a vote), as a plumper.

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plump (comparative plumper or more plump, superlative plumpest or most plump)

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

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• Wikisaurus has an article on “fat” in the sense of “obese”.

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• Wikisaurus has an article on “thin” in the sense of “skinny”.

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[edit] Adverb

plump

1. Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.

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[edit] References

“plump” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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[edit] German

[edit] Adjective

plump (comparative plumper, superlative am plumpesten)

1. crude, clumsy