plump
Meaning of plump
adjective
- having a full rounded shape.
the berries were plump and sweet
- shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft.
she plumped up her pillows
I was running from the kitchen to the living room, plumping the cushions and getting drinks in place
late 15th century (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse, blockish’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.
verb- set (something) down heavily or unceremoniously.
she plumped her bag on the table
- an abrupt plunge; a heavy fall.
the wagon came into a deep hole, with such a plump
- with a sudden or heavy fall.
she sat down plump on the bed
- directly and bluntly.
he must tell her plump and plain that he was on the dole
late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water’, probably of imitative origin.
noun- a flock of wildfowl.
a plump of ducks rose at the same time
late Middle English (in sense ‘group of people’): of uncertain origin; possibly related to clump and lump1.
Information about plump
- The plural form of plump is: plumps.
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Hyphenation of plump
plump
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- plump is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
plump synonyms
Meaning buxom:
buxom, chubby, embonpoint, zaftig, zoftig
Meaning plummet:
Meaning plank:
plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk
Meaning fatten:
Meaning go:
Meaning (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build:
Meaning (of a person) large and plump:
Meaning enough or more than enough; plentiful:
Meaning (of a person's body) plump:
Meaning having a smooth, curved surface:
Meaning (of a person's figure or part of the body) plump or rounded:
Meaning (of a person) short and stout:
Meaning bulky and thick:
Meaning having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man):
Meaning above a weight considered normal or desirable:
Meaning (of a person or part of the body) having a substantial amount of flesh; plump:
Meaning having a large or protruding belly:
Meaning (of a person) heavily built:
Meaning (of a person) fat:
Meaning short and rather fat:
Meaning (of a person or part of their body) rather fat:
Meaning muscular or robust:
Meaning (of a person or part of their body) fleshy or fat:
Meaning (of a young farm animal) fed by hand:
Meaning (of a person or part of their body) rather fat; chubby:
Meaning fat and squat:
Meaning (especially of a horse) short of breath; asthmatic:
Meaning (of a person) having a large belly; fat:
Meaning move to or place in a particular position:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
Meaning put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place:
Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning put in a particular position:
Meaning close with a stopper:
plump antonyms
Meaning with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together:
Meaning (of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin:
Meaning (of a person or part of their body) unattractively thin:
Words that rhyme with plump
lump, clump, flump, glump, schlump, shlump, Klump, deplump, overplump, thunderplump, unplump, Slump, minislump, slump
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