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adjective plʌmppləmp 1Having a full rounded shape. the berries were plump and sweet Example sentencesExamples - Topped with shredded carrots and a very sweet dressing, it also featured plump raisins sprinkled throughout, a very nice touch.
- A plump, rounded moon settled alongside the twinkling lights and gleamed observently from its position in the sky.
- He had a round, plump face with gentle, long but narrowed eyes because his cheeks were so chubby.
- A bright hue, a rosy blush, pretty skin that's blemish free, and a plump shape - these are generally key for ripe fruits.
- Alonso's dark hair is peppered with gray, and his plump cheeks are dusted with stubble.
- Tenderly, she ran one finger down her baby's plump brown cheek.
- They had admired his silky black hair and his huge violet eyes, pinched his plump cheeks and fussed over him.
- It came with a wonderful rice pilaf, dotted with raisins, plump cranberries, nuts, seeds and thinly sliced almonds.
- My cheekbones looked higher, my green eyes looked bigger and brighter and my lips were plump and full.
- The liver was plump and full of flavor, and it melted beautifully on my tongue.
- Another great theme garden is the pizza garden, which sparkles with plump tomatoes, sweet basil, thyme, oregano, bell peppers and red onions.
- Some of them are plump and juicy and full of savory flavor, but others are hard and dry.
- It was a female, as evidenced by its plump, rounded abdomen and thin antennae.
- The side dishes were palatable: a mound of exotically spiced couscous with plump raisins and a ratatouille of herbs and vegetables simmered in their own juices.
- The handmade ravioli were plump with a purée of vegetables, and generously coated with a light tomato sauce and strategically placed blobs of basil pesto.
- Next time, I think I'll add some plump cherry tomatoes, too.
- The country was dotted with vineyards, each bursting with acres and acres of plump, sweet grapes.
- Her frizzy red hair was pulled back in a pony tail and the freckles that sprinkled her plump cheeks made her seem kindhearted in a girlish sort of way.
- This yard, however, had been transformed into a lush garden full of plump, red, juicy tomatoes.
- She had a warm smile and plump cheeks that were a rosy red.
Synonyms chubby, fat, stout, rotund, buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, roly-poly, round, rounded, well rounded, full, fattish, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, bulky, corpulent informal tubby, pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy British informal podgy, fubsy North American informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed archaic pursy rare abdominous - 1.1 (of a person) rather fat.
she wore an outfit she'd always wanted to try but felt she was too plump to risk Example sentencesExamples - She had grown a little and thinned out some although she was still slightly plump.
- They were all rather plump people and Alina's slender figure did not fit in with them.
- She had blonde curls that hung around her slightly plump face, and she wore a common housedress and apron over it.
- Many of the animals here are also quintessentially cute: a rounded bunny, a kitten playing with yarn, a plump fish, a faun.
- At this, poor, corpulent Kirstie looks up, turns a plump finger to her chest and mouths ‘Me?’
- Masson spends all his free time on the beach with his sweet, plump little wife.
- Birdie turned around and saw Hattie, the slightly plump, middle-aged housekeeper.
- Sara smiled as she remembered the sweet, plump, middle-aged lady with her rosy cheeks and graying hair.
- She was also short and slightly plump, while the twins were fairly tall and Rosita was thin, but built up from training.
- Mrs Reynolds was a small and rather plump lady with a kind and caring face.
- Doyle turned to see a tall, if slightly plump, woman walking toward them.
- She looked to be about 100 pounds, and was plump and round.
- Some people are actually attracted to chubby, plump, and otherwise overweight/large men and women.
- Some seemed to be only slightly larger than a good, plump chicken, an ideal size for the smaller family.
- A rather plump woman with tiny framed glasses sauntered in through the doorway.
- I leave Chicago and busy Route 38 behind, then head up a gravel road to a white-picketed yard full of plump chickens scratching about.
- He is middle-aged, like Benjamin, and slightly plump.
- I did have a rather interesting conversation with the driver, a rather plump fellow with a bald head and a beard.
- He does this effortlessly and without changing the blank expression on his slightly plump face.
- The officer frowned down at the shorter, rather plump man.
- She was rarely photographed, but we know she was of medium height, slightly plump, with a fair complexion and crystal-clear blue eyes.
- The woman had gray hair, and was slightly plump.
- Bessie is a plump, round colourfully fluffy bird and is the kind, caring and knowledgeable adult.
- A rather plump girl began to walk towards them, her face aglow.
- He was rather plump, and was wearing a ridiculous hat.
- And although his body is still skinny, about half the size of plump Sofia, his belly is growing wider and fuller.
- And the first season was rich and fruitful for the sons of Kahn, and their bellies grew round and plump with milk and honey.
- He was rather plump and his stomach wobbled when he laughed.
verb plʌmppləmp [with object]1Shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft. she plumped up her pillows Example sentencesExamples - When she's not tending to her family, Vera makes tea and plumps cushions for sick neighbours.
- I even had a concierge to plump up my pillows each evening.
- He'll plump up a pillow, smooth out a bedspread, turn on a light, turn down the air conditioning.
- You've crawled into bed, snuggled under the duvet, plumped up the pillows, made yourself as comfortable as possible and can feel yourself drifting away into the land of nod.
- After plumping the pillow, I seated myself on the bed, looking out the window at the field and the parts of the castle beyond that.
- I was running from the kitchen to the living room, plumping the cushions and getting drinks in place, closing curtains to avoid sun-glare, the quickest of showers, a change into fresh clothes.
- They'd filled the crystal decanter on her bedside table with fresh water and plumped the pillows and put a nightdress ready.
- I have not only allowed, but positively encouraged all this, even plumping up the cushion before he settles down.
- Despite her refusal to buy anything, the salesman measured her bed while she lay on it and plumped up pillows around her back and feet.
- Returning to the bed, she plumped up the pillows, settled herself and began to stitch.
- It was with motherly affection and worry that she mindlessly tucked her daughter in tighter, trying to get the creases out of the sheets and plumping up the pillows.
- Once the cushions had been plumped up to her satisfaction, she wouldn't allow her children to sit on them.
- The red haired nurse eventually left after plumping my pillow and fetching me some water.
- I plumped up the pillows and sat up in bed to eat it.
- Kristyn plumped her pillows and gently laid her back while she ran to fetch another basin.
- 1.1plump upno object Become rounder and fatter.
stew the dried fruits gently until they plump up Example sentencesExamples - They love the new foundations, which give light coverage and appear to plump up the skin, lending it a natural, youthful glow.
- Add the currants and, when they plump up, stir in the sugar and tomato paste.
- The marinades are used to plump up the chicken before it is covered in spices and fried.
- Quick and easy cosmetic treatments are readily available, with clinics, salons and even your local gym promising to smooth out wrinkles or plump up lips.
- Similar to collagen injections, it plumps up creases in the face.
- I've always had thin lips and I wanted them plumped up to be fashionable.
- New techniques involving lasers to blast uneven pigmentation, acid peels to smooth crepey skin and injections to plump up wrinkles or freeze facial muscles have all been developed and refined over the last decade.
- It moisturizes the hair and plumps up the cuticle layer.
- A quick feed with general lawn fertiliser now will plump up grass blades.
- Such treatments are used to reshape the face, such as plumping up the lips.
- Let the couscous plump up for 15 minutes, then fork it through to separate the grains.
- Since it plumps up with the liquid, this is way more than two people can heathily eat.
- ‘It temporarily plumped up the skin on my thighs and rear,’ said one.
- Caribbean bananas taste better than dollar bananas because they are less chemical, less plumped up with fertilisers.
- Henna plumps up your hair by coating each strand.
Derivatives adjective She wore a pearl necklace to match those on her dress and even her hair, a tower of blonde streaked curls done up in such a fashion that a few loose strands framed her plumpish face perfectly, was adorned with strands of pearls. Example sentencesExamples - Twenty-five years ago, at Vassar, where we met, she was a pretty, plumpish hippie girl.
- Heck, there even was a short, plumpish, blonde attendant who sounded Russian.
- She was plumpish with lank hair and a pasty complexion, not very clean, scruffily dressed - very unappetising, I thought.
- The plumpish figures are painted with a 15 th-century-style gloss.
adverb Courtney, plumply likeable in a snug hat, looked politely bemused. Example sentencesExamples - Fisher is plumply overdeveloped, more than simply enticing, bursting her seams, and she's the aggressor and the liar in the tale.
- It was flavourless and odourless, but it felt very satisfying sitting plumply on my tongue.
- Four houses up the street, a festive wreath rustled off another set of oak doors and landed plumply in a snowy hedge.
- Richly draped and plumply dressed four poster beds and Regency-style gilded sofas from Christians are selling for £8,000.
adjective ˈplʌmpiˈpləmpi Having a full rounded shape; plump. glasses frames that suit my roundish, plumpy face Example sentencesExamples - And very snug she is, in a plumpy nest of goosedown, with the light mohair blanket laid over the top to keep the warm in.
- They just aren't attractive in my humble opinion, and the more I go around town, the more I see both overweight plumpy men and young attractive men who instantly become unattractive because of their clothing choices.
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense 'blunt, forthright'): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp 'blunt, obtuse, blockish'. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum. Rhymes bump, chump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, jump, lump, outjump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump verb plʌmppləmp 1with object and adverbial of place Set down heavily or unceremoniously. she plumped her bag on the table Example sentencesExamples - She glared back at him and then picked up her bag and moved one seat down, plumping her bag on the seat between them.
- He turned over and wrinkled his nose as plumping his head back down on the pillow sent another waft of unfamiliar smell up it.
- I plumped my mother under a tree and walked around to take in some action.
- The waiter, almost literally staggering under the weight, plumped a huge oval plateful of sizzling ribs in front of Lili.
Synonyms put, put down, set, set down, deposit, dump, stick, place informal plonk British informal bung North American informal plunk - 1.1plump oneself Sit down heavily and unceremoniously.
she plumped herself down in the nearest seat no object he plumped down on the bench beside me Example sentencesExamples - Ten minutes into the production, four young lads tear around the performance space, plump themselves down to quietly watch the show for half an hour, and then tear off again - just as Decky and his friends do within the play.
- At any rate, he ran back two or three yards and plumped down behind a rock.
- She finally plumped down on her bed, sulking.
- She strolled into her hotel room and plumped down on the bed.
- The pews were already full, and women had plumped down in the aisles, their children scattered around them.
- She plumped herself on the couch, looking and sounding exhausted.
- She plumped down into the red velvet chair and poured the tea.
- She plumped down on the cushion and started looking through a magazine.
- Once she got there, she plumped herself on her bed.
- ‘Let's sit here,’ she brayed and plumped herself in front of me.
Synonyms flop, collapse, sink, fall, drop, slump, plop oneself informal plonk oneself North American informal plank oneself
2plump forno object Decide definitely in favour of (one of two or more possibilities) offered a choice of drinks, he plumped for brandy Example sentencesExamples - Given the choice of shirt colour, it was assumed that Eriksson would plump for the lucky red favoured by England these days.
- But, as we reported last week, the company have finally plumped for their own services.
- Although reasonable food was available in jail most inmates plumped for the least healthy option, they added.
- And he eventually plumped for the controversial latecomer without proper technical judgments made on its suitability or the likely cost.
- Jamie plumped for the poached mussels to start with, while I chose the baby goat's cheese wrapped in smoked salmon with apricot sabayon.
- With so many brands and types of wine on the shelves, many bemused Scottish consumers plump for a bottle because the design on the label looks good.
- Lisa had promised me bacon covered in maple syrup, but in the end I plumped (which is an apt word) for the sausage and egg sandwiches with a side order of raisin toast.
- The votes were reasonably predictable with a majority plumping for favourites France.
- They have steered clear of the conventional list of present ideas, plumping instead for a selection of suggestions featuring donations to worthy causes.
- My mother grew up in Gloucestershire, so I plumped, first, for a wedge of a cheese from that County that I had never heard of before.
- The company had spoken to other food companies and even considered closing the unit before plumping for a management buyout.
- The company rejected 33 designs before plumping for the present one.
- Miffed and thirsty, some filed out to find solace in pricey cybercafes, while others decided to plump for the free buffet chicken wings.
- I plumped instead for the raspberry jam tart with lemon grass crème fraîche, which was without a doubt the best dessert I've eaten all year.
- We plumped for option B. Now, I wish we had known there was something in between.
- When she is given the opportunity to hire an assistant, Carla plumps for the oddball Paul, a comprehensively under qualified but malleable parolee in whom she spots considerable potential.
- I guess philosophy must do something to your libido, because most philosophers unhesitatingly plump for the Socratic option.
- Television broadcasters on this side of the pond have already plumped for old favourites.
- Women plumped for similarly high-flying partners, including managers, architects and designers, and lawyers.
- The McConnells have instead plumped to stay in their family home in Wishaw, which they moved to 1999.
Synonyms choose, decide on, go for, opt for, pick, pick out, settle on, select, take, elect, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, prefer British pitch on
noun plʌmppləmp archaic An abrupt plunge; a heavy fall. the wagon came into a deep hole, with such a plump
adverb plʌmppləmp informal 1With a sudden or heavy fall. she sat down plump on the bed Example sentencesExamples - I sat down plump on the ground, almost falling into the pool.
2dated Directly and bluntly. he must tell her plump and plain that he was on the dole
Origin Late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen 'fall into water', probably of imitative origin. noun plʌmppləmp rare A flock of wildfowl. a plump of ducks rose at the same time Example sentencesExamples - To her left was a plump of live ducks looking on and to her right a sack full of slaughtered, disembowelled, and plucked carcasses.
- In a nearby gut of water, a plump of geese clustered together.
- Whats sportsman is there who at some time may not have been crossed by a flock of geese or a plump of wild ducks as he has been shooting pheasants or woodcocks?
Origin Late Middle English (in sense 'group of people'): of uncertain origin; possibly related to clump and lump1. adjectivepləmppləmp 1Having a full rounded shape. the berries were plump and sweet Example sentencesExamples - A plump, rounded moon settled alongside the twinkling lights and gleamed observently from its position in the sky.
- This yard, however, had been transformed into a lush garden full of plump, red, juicy tomatoes.
- The country was dotted with vineyards, each bursting with acres and acres of plump, sweet grapes.
- A bright hue, a rosy blush, pretty skin that's blemish free, and a plump shape - these are generally key for ripe fruits.
- The liver was plump and full of flavor, and it melted beautifully on my tongue.
- Topped with shredded carrots and a very sweet dressing, it also featured plump raisins sprinkled throughout, a very nice touch.
- Some of them are plump and juicy and full of savory flavor, but others are hard and dry.
- It was a female, as evidenced by its plump, rounded abdomen and thin antennae.
- He had a round, plump face with gentle, long but narrowed eyes because his cheeks were so chubby.
- Next time, I think I'll add some plump cherry tomatoes, too.
- My cheekbones looked higher, my green eyes looked bigger and brighter and my lips were plump and full.
- She had a warm smile and plump cheeks that were a rosy red.
- They had admired his silky black hair and his huge violet eyes, pinched his plump cheeks and fussed over him.
- Another great theme garden is the pizza garden, which sparkles with plump tomatoes, sweet basil, thyme, oregano, bell peppers and red onions.
- Alonso's dark hair is peppered with gray, and his plump cheeks are dusted with stubble.
- The handmade ravioli were plump with a purée of vegetables, and generously coated with a light tomato sauce and strategically placed blobs of basil pesto.
- The side dishes were palatable: a mound of exotically spiced couscous with plump raisins and a ratatouille of herbs and vegetables simmered in their own juices.
- Her frizzy red hair was pulled back in a pony tail and the freckles that sprinkled her plump cheeks made her seem kindhearted in a girlish sort of way.
- It came with a wonderful rice pilaf, dotted with raisins, plump cranberries, nuts, seeds and thinly sliced almonds.
- Tenderly, she ran one finger down her baby's plump brown cheek.
Synonyms chubby, fat, stout, rotund, buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, roly-poly, round, rounded, well rounded, full, fattish, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, bulky, corpulent - 1.1 Slightly fat.
Example sentencesExamples - Mrs Reynolds was a small and rather plump lady with a kind and caring face.
- He is middle-aged, like Benjamin, and slightly plump.
- She was rarely photographed, but we know she was of medium height, slightly plump, with a fair complexion and crystal-clear blue eyes.
- The officer frowned down at the shorter, rather plump man.
- Bessie is a plump, round colourfully fluffy bird and is the kind, caring and knowledgeable adult.
- I did have a rather interesting conversation with the driver, a rather plump fellow with a bald head and a beard.
- Some seemed to be only slightly larger than a good, plump chicken, an ideal size for the smaller family.
- They were all rather plump people and Alina's slender figure did not fit in with them.
- He was rather plump, and was wearing a ridiculous hat.
- A rather plump woman with tiny framed glasses sauntered in through the doorway.
- And the first season was rich and fruitful for the sons of Kahn, and their bellies grew round and plump with milk and honey.
- At this, poor, corpulent Kirstie looks up, turns a plump finger to her chest and mouths ‘Me?’
- Masson spends all his free time on the beach with his sweet, plump little wife.
- And although his body is still skinny, about half the size of plump Sofia, his belly is growing wider and fuller.
- He does this effortlessly and without changing the blank expression on his slightly plump face.
- Sara smiled as she remembered the sweet, plump, middle-aged lady with her rosy cheeks and graying hair.
- I leave Chicago and busy Route 38 behind, then head up a gravel road to a white-picketed yard full of plump chickens scratching about.
- He was rather plump and his stomach wobbled when he laughed.
- A rather plump girl began to walk towards them, her face aglow.
- She had blonde curls that hung around her slightly plump face, and she wore a common housedress and apron over it.
- Birdie turned around and saw Hattie, the slightly plump, middle-aged housekeeper.
- Some people are actually attracted to chubby, plump, and otherwise overweight/large men and women.
- The woman had gray hair, and was slightly plump.
- Doyle turned to see a tall, if slightly plump, woman walking toward them.
- Many of the animals here are also quintessentially cute: a rounded bunny, a kitten playing with yarn, a plump fish, a faun.
- She was also short and slightly plump, while the twins were fairly tall and Rosita was thin, but built up from training.
- She had grown a little and thinned out some although she was still slightly plump.
- She looked to be about 100 pounds, and was plump and round.
verbpləmppləmp [with object]1Shake or pat (a cushion or pillow) to adjust its stuffing and make it rounded and soft. she plumped up her pillows Example sentencesExamples - Despite her refusal to buy anything, the salesman measured her bed while she lay on it and plumped up pillows around her back and feet.
- The red haired nurse eventually left after plumping my pillow and fetching me some water.
- I plumped up the pillows and sat up in bed to eat it.
- I have not only allowed, but positively encouraged all this, even plumping up the cushion before he settles down.
- You've crawled into bed, snuggled under the duvet, plumped up the pillows, made yourself as comfortable as possible and can feel yourself drifting away into the land of nod.
- It was with motherly affection and worry that she mindlessly tucked her daughter in tighter, trying to get the creases out of the sheets and plumping up the pillows.
- Returning to the bed, she plumped up the pillows, settled herself and began to stitch.
- I even had a concierge to plump up my pillows each evening.
- He'll plump up a pillow, smooth out a bedspread, turn on a light, turn down the air conditioning.
- When she's not tending to her family, Vera makes tea and plumps cushions for sick neighbours.
- They'd filled the crystal decanter on her bedside table with fresh water and plumped the pillows and put a nightdress ready.
- After plumping the pillow, I seated myself on the bed, looking out the window at the field and the parts of the castle beyond that.
- I was running from the kitchen to the living room, plumping the cushions and getting drinks in place, closing curtains to avoid sun-glare, the quickest of showers, a change into fresh clothes.
- Once the cushions had been plumped up to her satisfaction, she wouldn't allow her children to sit on them.
- Kristyn plumped her pillows and gently laid her back while she ran to fetch another basin.
- 1.1plump upno object Become rounder and fatter.
stew the dried fruits gently until they plump up Example sentencesExamples - It moisturizes the hair and plumps up the cuticle layer.
- They love the new foundations, which give light coverage and appear to plump up the skin, lending it a natural, youthful glow.
- Caribbean bananas taste better than dollar bananas because they are less chemical, less plumped up with fertilisers.
- New techniques involving lasers to blast uneven pigmentation, acid peels to smooth crepey skin and injections to plump up wrinkles or freeze facial muscles have all been developed and refined over the last decade.
- Henna plumps up your hair by coating each strand.
- A quick feed with general lawn fertiliser now will plump up grass blades.
- Since it plumps up with the liquid, this is way more than two people can heathily eat.
- Quick and easy cosmetic treatments are readily available, with clinics, salons and even your local gym promising to smooth out wrinkles or plump up lips.
- Similar to collagen injections, it plumps up creases in the face.
- Let the couscous plump up for 15 minutes, then fork it through to separate the grains.
- ‘It temporarily plumped up the skin on my thighs and rear,’ said one.
- I've always had thin lips and I wanted them plumped up to be fashionable.
- The marinades are used to plump up the chicken before it is covered in spices and fried.
- Add the currants and, when they plump up, stir in the sugar and tomato paste.
- Such treatments are used to reshape the face, such as plumping up the lips.
Origin Late 15th century (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse, blockish’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum. verbpləmppləmp 1with object and adverbial of place Set down heavily or unceremoniously. she plumped her bag on the table Example sentencesExamples - The waiter, almost literally staggering under the weight, plumped a huge oval plateful of sizzling ribs in front of Lili.
- She glared back at him and then picked up her bag and moved one seat down, plumping her bag on the seat between them.
- I plumped my mother under a tree and walked around to take in some action.
- He turned over and wrinkled his nose as plumping his head back down on the pillow sent another waft of unfamiliar smell up it.
Synonyms put, put down, set, set down, deposit, dump, stick, place - 1.1plump oneself Sit down heavily and unceremoniously.
she plumped herself down in the nearest seat no object he plumped down on the bench beside me Example sentencesExamples - The pews were already full, and women had plumped down in the aisles, their children scattered around them.
- She finally plumped down on her bed, sulking.
- At any rate, he ran back two or three yards and plumped down behind a rock.
- Ten minutes into the production, four young lads tear around the performance space, plump themselves down to quietly watch the show for half an hour, and then tear off again - just as Decky and his friends do within the play.
- She plumped down into the red velvet chair and poured the tea.
- Once she got there, she plumped herself on her bed.
- She plumped herself on the couch, looking and sounding exhausted.
- She strolled into her hotel room and plumped down on the bed.
- She plumped down on the cushion and started looking through a magazine.
- ‘Let's sit here,’ she brayed and plumped herself in front of me.
Synonyms flop, collapse, sink, fall, drop, slump, plop oneself
2plump forno object Decide definitely in favor of (one of two or more possibilities) offered a choice of drinks, he plumped for brandy Example sentencesExamples - The McConnells have instead plumped to stay in their family home in Wishaw, which they moved to 1999.
- And he eventually plumped for the controversial latecomer without proper technical judgments made on its suitability or the likely cost.
- I plumped instead for the raspberry jam tart with lemon grass crème fraîche, which was without a doubt the best dessert I've eaten all year.
- Television broadcasters on this side of the pond have already plumped for old favourites.
- I guess philosophy must do something to your libido, because most philosophers unhesitatingly plump for the Socratic option.
- The company had spoken to other food companies and even considered closing the unit before plumping for a management buyout.
- Women plumped for similarly high-flying partners, including managers, architects and designers, and lawyers.
- We plumped for option B. Now, I wish we had known there was something in between.
- Although reasonable food was available in jail most inmates plumped for the least healthy option, they added.
- When she is given the opportunity to hire an assistant, Carla plumps for the oddball Paul, a comprehensively under qualified but malleable parolee in whom she spots considerable potential.
- My mother grew up in Gloucestershire, so I plumped, first, for a wedge of a cheese from that County that I had never heard of before.
- With so many brands and types of wine on the shelves, many bemused Scottish consumers plump for a bottle because the design on the label looks good.
- Jamie plumped for the poached mussels to start with, while I chose the baby goat's cheese wrapped in smoked salmon with apricot sabayon.
- Lisa had promised me bacon covered in maple syrup, but in the end I plumped (which is an apt word) for the sausage and egg sandwiches with a side order of raisin toast.
- They have steered clear of the conventional list of present ideas, plumping instead for a selection of suggestions featuring donations to worthy causes.
- Given the choice of shirt colour, it was assumed that Eriksson would plump for the lucky red favoured by England these days.
- But, as we reported last week, the company have finally plumped for their own services.
- The company rejected 33 designs before plumping for the present one.
- Miffed and thirsty, some filed out to find solace in pricey cybercafes, while others decided to plump for the free buffet chicken wings.
- The votes were reasonably predictable with a majority plumping for favourites France.
Synonyms choose, decide on, go for, opt for, pick, pick out, settle on, select, take, elect, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, prefer
nounpləmppləmp archaic An abrupt plunge; a heavy fall.
adverbpləmppləmp informal 1With a sudden or heavy fall. she sat down plump on the bed Example sentencesExamples - I sat down plump on the ground, almost falling into the pool.
2dated Directly and bluntly. he must tell her plump and plain that he was collecting unemployment
Origin Late Middle English: related to Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen ‘fall into water’, probably of imitative origin. nounpləmppləmp rare A flock of wildfowl. a plump of ducks rose at the same time Example sentencesExamples - In a nearby gut of water, a plump of geese clustered together.
- Whats sportsman is there who at some time may not have been crossed by a flock of geese or a plump of wild ducks as he has been shooting pheasants or woodcocks?
- To her left was a plump of live ducks looking on and to her right a sack full of slaughtered, disembowelled, and plucked carcasses.
Origin Late Middle English (in sense ‘group of people’): of uncertain origin; possibly related to clump and lump. |