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• plump — {{11}}plump (adj.) late 15c., blunt, dull (in manners), from Du. plomp blunt, thick, massive, stumpy, probably related to plompen fall or drop heavily (see PLUMP (Cf. plump) (v.)). Meaning fleshy, of rounded form is from 1540s in English.… …   Etymology dictionary

• Plump — Plump, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa, Dan. plumpe. See {Plump}, a.] 1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped. [1913 Webster] 2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once. Dulcissa plumps into a chair.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Casal — For other uses, see Casal (disambiguation). Metalurgia Casal Type Private Industry Motorcycle Founded 1961 as Casal irmãos e Companhia , later Veículos Casal Headquarters Aveiro, Portugal …   Wikipedia

• plump — plump1 plumply, adv. plumpness, n. /plump/, adj., plumper, plumpest, v. adj. 1. well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat. v.i. 2. to become plump (often fol. by up or …   Universalium

• plump — plump1 adjective full and rounded in shape. ↘(of a person) rather fat. verb (often plump something up) make or become full and round. Derivatives plumpish adjective plumply adverb plumpness noun plumpy adjective Origin …   English new terms dictionary

• plump — I [[t]plʌmp[/t]] adj. plump•er, plump•est 1) well filled out or rounded in form; chubby 2) to become plump (often fol. by up or out) 3) to make plump (often fol. by up or out): to plump up the pillows[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; earlier plompe… …   From formal English to slang

• plump — I. /plʌmp / (say plump) adjective 1. well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat; chubby. –phrase 2. plump up (or out), a. to become plump. b. to make plump: to plump the cushion up. {Middle English plompe dull, rude} –plumply,… …  

• plump — plump1 [plump] adj. [LME < MDu plomp, unwieldy, bulky, dull: orig. echoic] full and rounded in form; chubby vt., vi. to make plump; fill out: sometimes with up or out plumpish adj. plumply adv. plumpness n. plump2 [plump] vi. [ME plumpen …   English World dictionary

• plump — 1. adj. & v. adj. (esp. of a person or animal or part of the body) having a full rounded shape; fleshy; filled out. v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up, out) make or become plump; fatten. Derivatives: plumpish adj. plumply adv. plumpness n. plumpy… …   Useful english dictionary