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Plump

/plʌmp/

To grow plump; to swell out.

📖 Definitions of "Plump"

verb
  1. 1

    To grow plump; to swell out.

    "Her cheeks have plumped."

  2. 2

    To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up.

    "to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water"

  3. 3

    To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.

    "to plump a stone into water"

  4. 4

    To give a plumper (kind of vote).

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

    "a plump baby; plump cheeks"

  2. 2

    Fat.

  3. 3

    Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.

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