plumped; plumping; plumps
: to make plump
: to become plump
plumped; plumping; plumps
1
: to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumped down in the chair
2
: to favor or decide in favor of someone or something strongly or emphatically
—used with for
1
: to drop, cast, or place suddenly or heavily
2
: to give support and favorable publicity to
: a sudden plunge, fall, or blow
also
: the sound made by a plump
1
: with a sudden or heavy drop
2
a
: straight down
b
: straight ahead
3
: without qualification : directly
plump out of luck
Synonyms
Adjective
- blubbery
- chubby
- corpulent
- fat
- fleshy
- full
- gross
- lardy
- obese
- overweight
- podgy [chiefly British]
- portly
- pudgy
- replete
- roly-poly
- rotund
- round
- tubby
Verb (2)
Noun (1)
- bang
- bash
- bat
- beat
- belt
- biff
- blow
- bop
- box
- buffet
- bust
- chop
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crack
- cuff
- dab
- douse [British]
- fillip
- hack
- haymaker
- hit
- hook
- knock
- larrup [dialect]
- lash
- lick
- pelt
- pick
- poke
- pound
- punch
- rap
- slam
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- sock
- spank
- stinger
- stripe
- stroke
- swat
- swipe
- switch
- thud
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- welt
- whack
- wham
- whop
- whap
Adverb
Examples of plump in a Sentence
Adjective
His aunt pinched his plump cheeks.
she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny
Verb (2)
plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV
Noun (1)
angrily gave a plump of his fist against the door
Adverb
there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Most memorably are the mayor, depicted as a plump Caucasian male who performs Jackson’s famous kick, and the skeleton who dances Jackson’s iconic moonwalk.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
On the makeup front, Bobbi Brown’s plumping lip gloss delivers a plusher, glossier pout while an Anastasia Beverly Hills brow kit keeps all brow styles perfectly arched.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Made with hyaluronic acid and other nourishing ingredients, this product brights, plumps and soothes the skin all at the same time.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
But instead of the dry, flaky mattes of our youth, these go on buttery soft and manage to cushion lips in peptides, hyaluronic acid, and botanical extracts for a hydrated, plump pout.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Most memorably are the mayor, depicted as a plump Caucasian male who performs Jackson’s famous kick, and the skeleton who dances Jackson’s iconic moonwalk.
—Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Packed with hyaluronic acid, the cream helps to plump and rejuvenate your skin while providing it lasting hydration.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
On the makeup front, Bobbi Brown’s plumping lip gloss delivers a plusher, glossier pout while an Anastasia Beverly Hills brow kit keeps all brow styles perfectly arched.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
There’s a plump, chin-height collar and a pair of massive drop pockets on the vest’s front.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Made with hyaluronic acid and other nourishing ingredients, this product brights, plumps and soothes the skin all at the same time.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Plump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plump. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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plump
1 of 5 verb1
: to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
plumped down in the chair
2
: to support someone or something strongly
—used with for
plump for a candidate
plump
2 of 5 noun
: a sudden plunge, fall, or blow
plump
3 of 5 adverb1
: with a sudden or heavy drop
2
: directly entry 1 sense 1
ran plump into the wall
plump
4 of 5 verb
: to make or become plump
plump up a pillow
Etymology
Verb
Middle English plumpen "to drop or sink heavily"
Verb
plump (adjective) "rounded, chubby," from Middle English plump "dull, blunt"
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