plump

plump
plump1 [ plʌmp ] adjective
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 fingers
─ opposite SKINNY
2. ) large and round in an attractive way:
plump strawberries
a plump pillow
╾ plump|ness noun uncount
plump
plump 2 [ plʌmp ] verb
1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something such as a PILLOW or CUSHION gently in order to make it return to its full shape:
She went round the room plumping up the cushions.
2. ) transitive to put something carelessly but gently down on a surface:
Sally plumped the box on the table and left.
─ compare DUMP
a ) intransitive to sit or lie down carelessly but gently on something: FLOP, SLUMP
`plump for phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL
plump for someone/something to suddenly choose someone or something after being unable to decide what to do

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • plump — plump …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • 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·en; plump·ish; plump; plump·er; plump·ly; plump·ness; …   English syllables

  • 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 — 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, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps. Cf. {Plump}, a. & v.] Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. Fall plump. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plump — Adj. (Mittelstufe) von dicker, schwerfälliger Gestalt Synonyme: klobig, unförmig Beispiel: Sie hat plumpe Beine. plump Adj. (Aufbaustufe) ohne Leichtigkeit, schwerfällig Synonyme: unbeholfen, ungeschlacht, ungelenk (geh.) Beispiele: Sie ist dick… …   Extremes Deutsch

  • plump — Ⅰ. plump [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) full and rounded in shape. 2) rather fat. ► VERB (plump up) ▪ make or become full and round. DERIVATIVES plumpish adjective …   English terms 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

  • Plump — Plump, eine Interjection, welche den Schall nachahmet, den ein großer dicker und schwerer Körper macht, wenn er plötzlich in ein tiefes Wasser fällt. Plump! da fiel er in das Wasser. Plump! da lag er. Wenn der Stein in das Wasser fällt, so macht… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • plump — »grob, derb, unförmig; unbeholfen«: Das im 16. Jh. aus dem Niederd. ins Hochd. übernommene Adjektiv (mnd. plump, plomp) gehört zu der Interjektion ‹m›niederd. plump! Diese Interjektion gibt vorwiegend das Geräusch an, das beim Fallen und… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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