plump

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[ US /ˈpɫəmp/ ]
[ 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

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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.

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