| Plump (plump) |
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| Plump |
[Compar. Plumper (- r);
superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude,
clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., *** Sw. plump]
probably of imitative origin. Cf. Plump,
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Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy;
fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.
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A knot; a cluster; a
group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or
spears.
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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. See
Plumper, 2.
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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), as a plumper. See
Plumper, 2.
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Directly] suddenly; perpendicularly.
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Done or made plump,
or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct;
downright.
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