Definitions for plump

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Spelling: [pluhmp]

IPA: /plʌmp/

Plump is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in plump (lmppu).

Definitions for plump

noun

1. a heavy or sudden fall.
2. the sound resulting from such a fall.
3. a group or cluster.
4. a flock:

adverb

1. with a heavy or sudden fall or drop.
2. directly or bluntly, as in speaking.
3. in a vertical direction; straight down.
4. with sudden encounter.
5. with direct impact.

adjective

1. well filled out or rounded in form; somewhat fleshy or fat.
2. direct; downright; blunt.

Verb phrases

1. plump for, to support enthusiastically; be wholeheartedly in favor of:

verb (used with object)

1. to make plump (often followed by up or out):
2. to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often followed by down):
3. to utter or say bluntly (often followed by out):
4. to praise or extol:

verb (used without object)

1. to become plump (often followed by up or out).
2. to drop or fall heavily or suddenly; come down abruptly or with direct impact.
3. Chiefly British. to vote exclusively for one candidate in an election, instead of distributing or splitting one's votes among a number.

Origin of plump

1475-85; earlier plompe dull, rude Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; cognate with Middle Low German plump

Examples for plump

Her hair, which hung about her plump shoulders, was a lovely golden brown.

She looked healthy, spoke kindly; her hands were plump and her fingers long.

His skin tone is made to look nearly jaundiced, contrasting with his pale, plump lips.

Some juice spills out when one is sliced or bitten, but it isn't nearly as plump and oozy as a traditional link.

There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.

Montigny had been an actor, and was plump and good-humoured.

It was a plump hand, with deep dimples and firm, short fingers.

As soon as I judged her safe in bed, I dropped the rat with a plump.

He wanted purity, docility, absolute devotion to her husband—and plump white arms.

Near its grounds, private gardens hang thick with bright orange tangerines and plump persimmons, the fruits of fall in Abkhazia.