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plump (PLUHMP) (verb)
1. To sit, fall, or to lie down in a sudden, awkward, or relaxed way: Consuelo came home tired and decided to plump on the couch in the living room.
2. To shake or to hit something; such as, a cushion, to make it fuller, softer, or rounder: When Jacob got into bed, he tried to plump up his pillow.
2. To shake or to hit something; such as, a cushion, to make it fuller, softer, or rounder: When Jacob got into bed, he tried to plump up his pillow.
plump (PLUHMP) (adjective)
Descriptive of something or someone that has a full, rounded shape; chubby: Until Luis was about ten years, he was not a skinny boy, but quite plump.
Martin ate a juicy and plump peach with his lunch.
How do you make thin boys fat? You throw them up in the air and they come down plump!
After a hard day's work, it is a relief to plump down in a comfortable chair with plump pillows and enjoy a dish of ice cream with slices of peaches that are plump and ripe.
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“plump”
plump (adjective), plumper, plumpest
1. Having a full, rounded shape: Monroe was eating a plump, juicy peach.
2. Slightly overweight or fat: Jake was a plump, or chubby, little boy.
2. Slightly overweight or fat: Jake was a plump, or chubby, little boy.
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plump (verb), plumps; plumped; plumping
1. To sit, fall, or to lie down in a sudden, awkward, or relaxed way: "When mother came home, Lenora was so tired that she took her shoes off and plumped down on the couch."
2. To shake or to hit something; such as, a pillow to make it fuller, softer, or rounder: "Shirley plumped her pillows and got into bed."
2. To shake or to hit something; such as, a pillow to make it fuller, softer, or rounder: "Shirley plumped her pillows and got into bed."
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English Words in Action, Group P
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