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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle plumped, present participle plump·ing, 3rd person present singular plumps) |
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drop abruptly or heavily: to fall or come down heavily or suddenly, or cause somebody or something to do this
  plumped down into an armchair
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noun (plural plump) |
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abrupt fall or its sound: a heavy or sudden fall, or its sound
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adverb |
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1. heavily: in a sudden or heavy way
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2. directly: directly or in a direct line
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3. bluntly: in a blunt and direct way
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adjective |
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forcefully direct: blunt, direct, and forceful
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| [13th century. Probably < Dutch plompen or Low German plumpen "to fall into water," an imitation of the sound] |
