to plump

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To give (a vote), as a plumper
To give a plumper
To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight
To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water
To grow [[#Adjective|plump]]; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped
{a} with a sudden fall, quickly, at once
{n} a cluster, a tuft
{v} to fatten, swell, increase, fall at once
{a} fat, sleek, comely
round
Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks
make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
{f} fatten up; fluff, make plump
To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped
If you plump a pillow or cushion, you shake it and hit it gently so that it goes back into a rounded shape. She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round plumping cushions. Plump up means the same as plump. `You need to rest,' she told her reassuringly as she moved to plump up her pillows
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly
the sound of a sudden heavy fall
the sound of a sudden heavy fall give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded. Maria was small and plump with a mass of curly hair red pears, ripe peaches and plump nectarines. + plumpness plump·ness There was a sturdy plumpness about her hips
drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once
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"
with a loud noise, with a thump
straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"
the sound of a sudden heavy fall give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water
Fat
If you plump for someone or something, you choose them, often after hesitating or thinking carefully. I think Tessa should plump for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer
See Plumper, 2
straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water
A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears
Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct; downright
euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago buxom actresses were popular"- Robt A Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump"
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby
{i} loud fall, loud crash; blow, stroke, hit
The diminutive of "fat", also implying a degree of "charm" as well
{s} chubby; full-figured; fattened; frank, sincere
To plump raisins or any dried fruit, put the fruit in a steamer basket over about 1/2 cup of water Cover and steam for about five minutes Or: Pour boiling water to cover over dried fruit in a small bowl Let soak until plumped, about a half hour Drain well and pat dry
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