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plump1
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- pronunciation:
- pluhmp
- parts of speech:
- adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
plumper, plumpest |
definition: |
rounded in appearance; somewhat chubby.
She likes to sleep with a plump pillow.The baby looked plump and healthy.- synonyms:
- chubby, rotund
- antonyms:
- angular, bony, cadaverous, flat, gaunt, skinny, slender, slim, thin
- similar words:
- buxom, chunky, corpulent, fat, fleshy, pudgy, roly-poly, round, tubby
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related words: |
overweight, portly |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
plumps, plumping, plumped |
definition: |
to become rounder or fleshier (often fol. by "up" or "out").
He was a thin child, but he plumped out when he went to live with his grandmother.- synonyms:
- fatten, flesh out
- similar words:
- round
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to make (something) rounder (often fol. by "up" or "out").
Could you plump up those cushions?- synonyms:
- fluff
- similar words:
- puff, round
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derivations: |
plumply (adv.), plumpness (n.) |
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