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plump::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump down, plunk, plunk down |
| Type of | place down, put down, set down |
plump::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chubby, embonpoint |
| Derivation | plumpness |
pleasingly plump.
plump::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|
the anchor fell plump into the sea.
we dropped the rock plump into the water.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | noise |
Examples of plump
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Tuna come at me from all sides and the winner is a plump, but still speedy fish.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Dave Maynard used a Splasher lure by Sebile to tempt this plump female bluegill.
From the denverpost.com
The cartoon-style portraits range from wrinkled to youthful, plump to rail-thin.
From the statesman.com
Add the oysters and saute until they just plump up, about 1 minute on each side.
From the sfgate.com
A good allotment of plump and juicy shrimp was packed into three soft tortillas.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Elizabeth L. had rich vanilla ice cream with plump strawberries and Melba sauce.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Arborio is an Italian rice that has short, plump grains that are high in starch.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Saving is not the practice of the wealthy stashing money under plump mattresses.
From the forbes.com
Domesticated cultivars of the blueberry are large, plump and very bland tasting.
From the newscientist.com
- Chubby: sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump";
- Plummet: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
- 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
- Plank: 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"
- Fatten: 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"
- To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped; To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once; To give a plumper; To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up; To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water; To give (a vote), ...
- To soak dried fruits in liquid until they swell.
