[
US
/ˈpɫəmp/
]
[ UK /plˈʌmp/ ]
[ UK /plˈʌmp/ ]
VERB
-
drop sharply
The stock market plummeted -
make fat or plump
We will plump out that poor starving child -
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
He planked himself into the sofa
He planked the money on the table -
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
I plumped for the losing candidates
ADVERB
-
straight down especially heavily or abruptly
the anchor fell plump into the sea
we dropped the rock plump into the water
ADJECTIVE
-
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
pleasingly plump
a chubby child
NOUN
- the sound of a sudden heavy fall
How To Use plump In A Sentence
- Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted. Nerilka's Story
- The glistening mushrooms were plump and earthy against the dry, crunchy pastry softened by the delicate, herby cream sauce.
- No creditor is gonna want want a piece of your sweet assets these days unless you've got a nice fat down payment and a plunging debt-to-income ratio that reveals a nice plump credit score. How To Be A Sexy Borrower - The Consumerist
- Roger appeared with a plump stubborn Welsh pony, attached to a funny little cart which he gayly informed them was a "gingle. The Spanish Chest
- The dual texture will give the dense pigments of a matte lippy plus a plump satin finish. The Sun
- The dual texture will give the dense pigments of a matte lippy plus a plump satin finish. The Sun
- Their yaks share these high, sunny pastures with blue sheep and plump marmots.
- He was rather plump, and was wearing a ridiculous hat.
- It also uses hyaluronic acid, kigelia extract and isoleucine to plump out crepy skin. Times, Sunday Times
- Throwing my heart monitor out the window I plumped (no pun intended) for the dessert of fresh profiteroles served with butterscotch sauce.