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plump 1
(plŭmp)adj. plump·er, plump·est
1. Well-rounded and full in form; chubby. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Abundant; ample: a plump reward.
v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.tr.
To make well-rounded or full in form: plumped up the pillows.
v.intr.
To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form: The baby plumped out at three months.
[Middle English, dull, probably from Middle Low German plomp, blunt, thick.]
plump′ish adj.
plump′ly adv.
plump′ness n.
plump 2
(plŭmp)v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.intr.
1. To drop abruptly or heavily: plumped into the easy chair.
2. To give full support or praise: plumped for the candidate throughout the state.
v.tr.
To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table.
n.
1. A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.
2. The sound of a heavy fall or collision.
adj.
Blunt; direct.
adv.
1. With a heavy or abrupt drop: The anchor fell plump into the sea.
2.
a. With a full or sudden impact: walked plump into the pole.
b. Directly: ran plump into an old friend.
3. Without qualification; bluntly: spoke out plump for the tax bill.
[Middle English plumpen, to immerse quickly, perhaps from Middle Low German, probably of imitative origin.]
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plump
(plʌmp)adj
1. well filled out or rounded; fleshy or chubby: a plump turkey.
2. bulging, as with contents; full: a plump wallet.
3. (of amounts of money) generous; ample: a plump cheque.
vb
(often foll by: up or out) to make or become plump: to plump up a pillow.
[C15 (meaning: dull, rude), C16 (in current senses): perhaps from Middle Dutch plomp dull, blunt]
ˈplumply adv
ˈplumpness n
plump
(plʌmp)vb
1. (often foll by: down, into, etc) to drop or fall suddenly and heavily: to plump down on the sofa.
2. (foll by: for) to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
n
a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this
adv
3. suddenly or heavily: he ran plump into the old lady.
4. straight down; directly: the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field.
adj, adv
in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner
[C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen]
plump
(plʌmp)n
archaic or dialect a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster
[C15: of uncertain origin]
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plump1
(plʌmp)adj. plump•er, plump•est.
1. well filled out or rounded in form; chubby.
v.i. 2. to become plump (often fol. by up or out).
v.t. 3. to make plump (often fol. by up or out): to plump up the pillows.
[1475–85; earlier plompe dull, rude < Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; c. Middle Low German plump]
plump′ly, adv.
plump′ness, n.
plump2
(plʌmp)v.i.
1. to drop or fall heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down): to plump down on the sofa.
v.t. 2. to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down).
3. plump for, to support enthusiastically: to plump for the home team.
n. 4. a heavy or sudden fall.
5. the sound of such a fall.
adv. 6. with a heavy or sudden fall or drop.
7. directly or bluntly.
8. straight down.
9. with direct impact.
adj. 10. direct; downright; blunt.
[1300–50; Middle English plumpen (v.), c. Dutch plompen; probably imitative]
plump3
(plʌmp)n. Chiefly Brit. Dial.
1. a group or cluster.
2. a flock: a plump of ducks.
[1375–1425; late Middle English plumpe, of uncertain orig.]
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Plump
a knot; a tuft; a cluster; a number joined together in one mass—Johnson, 1755; a compact body of persons, animals, or things. See also bunch, clump, company, flock, etc.Examples: plump of coleworts; of conjectures and great presumptions, 1553; of green corn, 1575; of deeps (the oceans), 1535; of ducks, 1854; of folk, 1489; of hazelnuts; of moorhens; of pains, 1568; of resolution, 1659; of seals, 1591; of spearmen, 1548; of trees, 1615; of orchard trees, 1868; of whales, 1834; of wild fowl, 1697; of wood (a copse), 1470; of yachts (at anchor), 1893.
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plump
Past participle: plumped
Gerund: plumping
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| Noun | 1. |  plump - the sound of a sudden heavy fall noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| Verb | 1. | plump - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" drop - to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets" |
| 2. | plump - 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" place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | |
| 3. | plump - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" | |
| 4. | plump - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" | |
| Adj. | 1. | plump - sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump"; fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
| Adv. | 1. | plump - straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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plump
1adjective chubby, fat, stout, full, round, burly, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal), tubby, portly, buxom, dumpy, roly-poly, well-covered, rotund, podgy, corpulent, well-upholstered (informal) Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair.
thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, bony, anorexic, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, sylphlike
thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, bony, anorexic, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, sylphlike
plump
2plump for something or someone choose, favour, go for, back, support, opt for, side with, come down in favour of In the end, we plumped for an endowment mortgage.
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plump 1
adjectiveplump 2
verbphrasal verbplump for
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
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Translations
مُـمْتَلِئ ُالـجِسْممُمْتَلئ، سَمينيَخْتار ويُقَرِّر
baculatýbuclatýrozhodnout se pro
buttetfyldigvælgebeslutte sig til
pulleapulskapyylevä
punašan
òybbinn, bústinnvelja, skella sér á
丸々太った
통통한
apaļīgsizdarīt galīgo izvēliizvēlētiestukls
debelušenokrogel
fyllig
เจ้าเนื้อ
bầu bĩnh
plump
1 [plʌmp]A. ADJ (plumper (compar) (plumpest (superl))) [person] → relleno, rollizo; [face] → llenito, rollizo; [baby] → rechoncho; [animal] → gordo; [fruit, vegetable] → gordo, orondo
plump
2 [plʌmp]A. ADV → de lleno
it fell plump on the roof → cayó de lleno en el techo
to run plump into sb → dar de cara con algn
it fell plump on the roof → cayó de lleno en el techo
to run plump into sb → dar de cara con algn
B. VI (= fall) → caer pesadamente, dejarse caer pesadamente
plump down
B. VI + ADV to plump down on to a chair → desplomarse en un sillón, dejarse caer pesadamente en un sillón
plump for VI + PREP (= choose) → decidirse por, optar por; (= vote for) → votar por
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
plump
[ˈplʌmp] adj
[person, legs, hands] → dodu(e)
vi [person] (= sit down heavily) → se laisser tomber
vt sep
to plump o.s. down → se laisser tomber
to plump o.s. down → se laisser tomber
plump for
vt fus (= choose) → se décider pourplump up
vt sep [+ cushion] → battre (pour lui redonner forme)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plump
adj (+er)
→ rundlich, mollig, pummelig; legs etc → stämmig; face → rundlich, pausbäckig, voll; chicken etc → gut genährt, fleischig; fish → fett; fruit → prall; plump cheeks → Pausbacken pl
phrasing, reply → direkt, unverblümt
vt
(= drop) → fallen lassen; (= throw) → werfen; (angrily, noisily) → knallen (inf); to plump something down → etw hinfallen lassen/hinwerfen/hinknallen (inf); she plumped herself down in the armchair → sie ließ sich in den Sessel fallen; he had plumped himself in the best chair → er hatte sich im besten Sessel breitgemacht (inf)
(also plump up) cushion, pillow → aufschütteln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
plump
[plʌmp] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (person, chicken) → bene in carne; (cheeks, face) → paffuto/a; (wallet, cushion) → (bello/a) gonfio/a; (arms, child, hands) → grassoccio/a, grassottello/aplump down
2. vi + adv → lasciarsi cadere di peso or di schianto
plump for vi + prep (fam) → decidersi per
plump up vt + adv (cushion) → sprimacciare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plump1
(ˈplamp) adjective pleasantly fat and rounded; well filled out. plump cheeks.
plumply adverbˈplumpness noun
plump up
to shake (pillows etc) to restore their shape.
plump2
(plamp) : plump for to choose or decide on. She finally plumped for a house in the country.
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plump
→ مُـمْتَلِئ ُالـجِسْم baculatý buttet mollig παχουλός relleno pullea replet punašan paffuto 丸々太った 통통한 mollig fyldig pulchny rechonchudo пухлый fyllig เจ้าเนื้อ tıknaz bầu bĩnh 丰满的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009