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Plumps

To grow plump; to swell out.

📖 Definitions of "Plumps"

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).

verb
  1. 1

    To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plumps"

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WordDefinition
fatverb(transitive, golf) To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
embonpointnounPlumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
chubbynounOf a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
fattenverb(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
fatten upverb(transitive) To cause to gain weight by means of feeding.
zaftig(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.
buxom(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
plopverbTo make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
plonkverb(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly.
plump downverb(intransitive) To sit down heavily in a seat.
plunkverb(intransitive) To make a brief, dull sound, such as the thud of something landing on a surface; to thud.
flumpverb(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.
flesh outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
plankverb(transitive) To cover something with planking.
plummetverb(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
zoftigAlternative spelling of zaftig. [(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.]
fill outverb(transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
goverbTo move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
fatten outverbmake fat or plump
plump outverbdepart suddenly

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