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plump (1)

plump [ plump ]


adjective  (comparative plump·er, superlative plump·est)
Definition:
 
1. slightly overweight: rounded and somewhat overweight ( sometimes considered offensive )

2. well-fleshed: having a pleasing amount of flesh
a plump chicken

3. filled with something: rounded and filled with something
a plump cushion



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle plumped, present participle plump·ing, 3rd person present singular plumps)
Definition:
 
fatten or round: to become fatter, rounder, or softer, or make something do this
plump up the pillows

[15th century. < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German plomp "blunt, thick"]

plump·ly adverb
plump·ness noun
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