plumpen


plumpen

(ˈplʌmpən) vbto make or become plump

plump1

(plʌmp)

adj. plump•er, plump•est. 1. well filled out or rounded in form; chubby. v.i. 2. to become plump (often fol. by up or out). v.t. 3. to make plump (often fol. by up or out): to plump up the pillows. [1475–85; earlier plompe dull, rude < Middle Dutch plomp blunt, not pointed; c. Middle Low German plump] plump′ly, adv. plump′ness, n.

plump2

(plʌmp)

v.i. 1. to drop or fall heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down): to plump down on the sofa. v.t. 2. to drop or throw heavily or suddenly (often fol. by down). 3. plump for, to support enthusiastically: to plump for the home team. n. 4. a heavy or sudden fall. 5. the sound of such a fall. adv. 6. with a heavy or sudden fall or drop. 7. directly or bluntly. 8. straight down. 9. with direct impact. adj. 10. direct; downright; blunt. [1300–50; Middle English plumpen (v.), c. Dutch plompen; probably imitative]

plump3

(plʌmp)

n. Chiefly Brit. Dial. 1. a group or cluster. 2. a flock: a plump of ducks. [1375–1425; late Middle English plumpe, of uncertain orig.]