plump

plump

plump¹ [plump]

adj.

[LME < MDu plomp, unwieldy, bulky, dull: orig. echoic]

full and rounded in form; chubby

vt., vi.

to make plump; fill out: sometimes with up or out

plumpish

adj.

plumply

adv.

plumpness

n.

plump² [plump]

vi.

[ME plumpen < MDu plompen: orig. echoic]

1. to fall suddenly or with full impact

2. to come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)

3. [Chiefly Brit.] to vote or opt ( for someone or something)

4. to offer strong support (for someone or something)

vt.

to drop, throw, or put down heavily or all at once

n.

1. a falling, plunging, or colliding suddenly or heavily

2. the sound of this

adv.

1. with a plump; suddenly; heavily

2. straight down

3. in plain words; bluntly

adj.

blunt; direct

plump³ [plump]

n.

[see PLUMP², vi. & CLUMP] [Now Dial., Chiefly Brit.] a compact group; cluster