to plump the pillows

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• plump — plump1 [plʌmp] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: plomp dull, not sharp ] 1.) slightly fat in a fairly pleasant way used especially about women or children, often to avoid saying the word fat ▪ The nurse was a cheerful plump woman. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plump — 1 adjective 1 a word meaning pleasantly fat, often used when you want to avoid saying the word fat: The nurse was a cheerful plump woman. | Dad s getting a bit plump he needs to go on a diet. 2 having a full, round shape: plump, soft pillows |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 up — verb a) To shake or arrange (a pillow etc) so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed Please plump up the pillows. b) To make plumper …   Wiktionary

• plump up — verb make fuller by shaking fluff up the pillows • Syn: ↑fluff up, ↑shake up • Hypernyms: ↑shake, ↑agitate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — [[t]plʌ̱mp[/t]] plumper, plumpest, plumps, plumping, plumped 1) ADJ GRADED (approval) You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded, usually when you think this is a good quality. Maria was a… …   English dictionary

• pillow — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ down, feather ▪ satin, silk, velvet, etc. (all esp. AmE) ▪ fluffy, soft …   Collocations dictionary

• Wendy Scott — (born 1948 in Wemyss, Scotland is considered one of the most notable cases of Munchausen syndrome on record, in part because of the severity of her condition and in part because she is a rare case of complete recovery from the syndrome, which… …   Wikipedia

• guess — The informal use of I guess meaning ‘I think it likely, I suppose’ developed in America in the late 18c from the standard use of the phrase meaning ‘it is my opinion or hypothesis (that)’. The Americanness of the informal use has been marked… …   Modern English usage

• shake up — verb 1. shock physically (Freq. 1) Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game • Syn: ↑jar, ↑bump around • Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary