English dictionary
plump
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
adverb
- straight down especially heavily or abruptly
noun
- the sound of a sudden heavy fall
verb
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
verb
- make fat or plump
verb
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
verb
- drop sharply
Example sentences
a chubby child
pleasingly plump
the anchor fell plump into the sea
we dropped the rock plump into the water
I plumped for the losing candidates
We will plump out that poor starving child
He planked the money on the table
He planked himself into the sofa
The stock market plummeted