plumpadjective
uk/plʌmp/us/plʌmp/C2 having a pleasantly soft, rounded body or shape:
a nice plump chicken
plump juicy grapes
a child with plump rosy cheeks
C2 polite word for fat:
He's got rather plump since I last saw him.
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Animal physiology: fat or well-built
- ample
- baby fat
- beefy
- blubber
- broad in the beam idiom
- buxom
- chubby
- dumpy
- fatness
- fatten sb/sth up
- fatty
- heavyset
- husky
- middle-age spread
- obesity
- pudgy
- puppy fat
- roly-poly
- rotund
- well built
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plumpness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈplʌmp.nəs/us/ˈplʌmp.nəs/
plumpverb [ T ]
uk/plʌmp/us/plʌmp/to shake and push something to make it round and soft:
My aunt was busy straightening furniture and plumping cushions.
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Cushions & furniture coverings
- antimacassar
- canopy
- cushion
- loose covers
- pillow
- plush
- scatter cushion
- scatter rug
- slipcover
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- upholster
- upholstery
Phrasal verb(s)
plump (sb/sth) down
plump for sth/sb
plump sth up