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plump

Definitions


[plʌmp], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having a full rounded shape
(e.g: the berries were plump and sweet)


Phrases:

Origin:
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


[plʌmp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft
(e.g: she plumped up her pillows)


Phrases:

Origin:
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


[plʌmp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- set (something) down heavily or unceremoniously
(e.g: she plumped her bag on the table)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water’, probably of imitative origin


[plʌmp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an abrupt plunge; a heavy fall
(e.g: the wagon came into a deep hole, with such a plump)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water’, probably of imitative origin


[plʌmp], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- with a sudden or heavy fall
(e.g: she sat down plump on the bed)

- directly and bluntly
(e.g: he must tell her plump and plain that he was on the dole)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water’, probably of imitative origin


[plʌmp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flock of wildfowl
(e.g: a plump of ducks rose at the same time)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in sense ‘group of people’): of uncertain origin; possibly related to clump and lump




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