plump
Meaning
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- Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
- Fat.
- Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
Synonyms
plump out
bang down
plunk down
well-fleshed
fatten out
grow fat
well-nourished
well built
well-developed
with a bang
with a thud
with a flop
with a clash
rather overweight
round-shaped
drop/let fall with a bang/crash
straight-spoken
erst
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/plʌmp/
Etymology
From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).
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