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| plump [ plump ] |
adjective (comparative plump·er, superlative plump·est) |
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1. slightly overweight: rounded and somewhat overweight
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sometimes considered offensive
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2. well-fleshed: having a pleasing amount of flesh
  a plump chicken
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3. filled with something: rounded and filled with something
a plump cushion
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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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fatten or round: to become fatter, rounder, or softer, or make something do this
plump up the pillows
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German plomp "blunt, thick"] |
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| plump·ly adverb |
| plump·ness noun |
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