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• plump out — verb 1. depart suddenly He plumped out of the house • Hypernyms: ↑depart, ↑take leave, ↑quit • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. make fat or plump We will plump …   Useful english dictionary

• plump out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms plump out : present tense I/you/we/they plump out he/she/it plumps out present participle plumping out past tense plumped out past participle plumped out to become fatter …   English dictionary

• 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 — I UK [plʌmp] / US adjective Word forms plump : adjective plump comparative plumper superlative plumpest 1) slightly fat, in a pleasant way. This word is often used to avoid saying fat, which is not considered polite a kind plump woman plump… …   English dictionary

• plump — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plump — I adj 1. fleshy, fattish, fat, portly, stout, round, rotund; well rounded, filled out, well fed, rounded, ample, Scot. fodgel; moonish, chubby, tubby, podgy, pudgy; paunchy, Inf. chunky, dumpy, squat, squatty, pursy; round faced, moon faced, roly …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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 — (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (pl[u^]mp [ e]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.] 1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Plump — Plump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plumping}.] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up. [1913 Webster] To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• plump|er — plump|er1 «PLUHM puhr», noun. 1. something that plumps or makes plump. 2. a small, light ball formerly sometimes carried in the mouth by women to fill out hollow cheeks. ╂[< plump1 + er1] plump|er2 «PM puhr», noun. 1. the act of plumping or… …   Useful english dictionary