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Plump (plŭmp), a. [Compar. Plumper (plŭmpˈẽr); superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv.]
1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, “a plump baby; plump cheeks.” Shak.
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The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. T. Carew.
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2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.
After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas. Saintsbury.
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Plump, n. A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, “a plump of trees, fowls, or spears”. [Obs.]
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To visit islands and the plumps of men. Chapman.
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Plump, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa, Dan. plumpe. See Plump, a.]
1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, “her cheeks have plumped”.
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2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.“Dulcissa plumps into a chair.” Spectator.
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3. To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
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Plump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Plumping.]
1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
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To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller.
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2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, “to plump a stone into water”.
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3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
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Plump, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps. Cf. Plump, a. & v.] Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. “Fall plump.” Beau. & Fl.
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