plump

adjective

/plʌmp/

(comparative plumper, superlative plumpest)

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having a soft, round body; slightly fat
- a short, plump woman
- His plump face was pink with embarrassment.
- That dress makes you look rather plump.
Topics Appearancec2
looking soft, full and attractive to use or eat
- plump cushions
- plump tomatoes

Word Originadjective late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.

plump

verb

/plʌmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they plump	/plʌmp/ /plʌmp/
he / she / it plumps	/plʌmps/ /plʌmps/
past simple plumped	/plʌmpt/ /plʌmpt/
past participle plumped	/plʌmpt/ /plʌmpt/
-ing form plumping	/ˈplʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈplʌmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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plump something (up) to make something larger, softer and rounder
- He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Plump is used with these nouns as the object:
cushion
pillow
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Word Originverb late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.