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plump

/ plump /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the sound of a sudden heavy fall
Type of:
noise
Derived:
plummet
verb Sense 2
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
"I plumped for the losing candidates"
Type of:
choose take select
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adverb Sense 3
straight down especially heavily or abruptly
"the anchor fell plump into the sea"
"we dropped the rock plump into the water"
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 4
drop sharply
"The stock market plummeted"
Type of:
drop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
adjective satellite Sense 5
euphemisms for slightly fat
"a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton"
"chubby babies"
"pleasingly plump"
Similar:
fat
verb Sense 6
make fat or plump
"We will plump out that poor starving child"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
adipose tissue fat fatty tissue fatness blubber
Entails:
feed give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
"He planked the money on the table"
"He planked himself into the sofa"
Type of:
set down put down place down
Derived:
plonk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
33
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noise choose take select drop fat change alter modify set down put down place down