English Dictionary
Definition of “plump”
1plump1 (plʌmp
)
Definitions
adjective
- well filled out or rounded; fleshy or chubby ⇒
a plump turkey
- bulging, as with contents; full ⇒
a plump wallet
- (of amounts of money) generous; ample ⇒
a plump cheque
verb
- often foll by up or out to make or become plump ⇒
to plump up a pillow
Alternative Forms
ˈplumply adverb ˈplumpness noun Word Origin
C15 (meaning: dull, rude), C16 (in current senses): perhaps from Middle Dutch plomp dull, blunt
Synonyms
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chubby,
fat,
stout,
full,
round,
burly,
obese,
fleshy,
beefy,
tubby,
portly,
buxom,
dumpy,
roly-poly,
well-covered,
rotund,
podgy,
corpulent,
well-upholstered,
2plump2 (plʌmp)
Definitions
verb
- often foll by down, into, etc to drop or fall suddenly and heavily ⇒
to plump down on the sofa
- (intr) foll by for to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
noun
- a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this
adverb
- suddenly or heavily ⇒
he ran plump into the old lady
- straight down; directly ⇒
the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field
adjective adverb
- in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner
Word Origin
C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German plumpen, Middle Dutch plompen
3plump3 (plʌmp)
Definitions
noun
- archaic or dialect a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster
Word Origin
C15: of uncertain origin
Translations
- British English:
plump
A plump person is rather fat.The woman was small and plump.plʌmp ADJECTIVE The woman was small and plump.
- Spanish:
relleno
adj rellena
- French:
replet
adj
- German:
mollig
adj
- Chinese: 丰满的 adj
- Arabic: مُـمْتَلِئ ُالـجِسْم adj
- Portuguese: rechonchudo adj rechonchuda
- Russian: пухлый adj пухлая
- Croatian: obao adj obla
- Czech: baculatý adj
- Danish: buttet adj
- Dutch: stevig adj
- Finnish: pullea adj
- Greek: παχουλός adj παχουλή
- Italian: paffuto adj paffuta
- Japanese: 丸々太った no_posp
- Korean: 통통한 adj
- Norwegian: fyldig adj
- Polish: pulchny adj pulchna
- Brazilian Portuguese: rechonchudo adj rechonchuda
- European Spanish:
relleno
adj rellena
- Swedish: fyllig adj fylligt
- Thai: เจ้าเนื้อ adj
- Turkish: tıknaz adj
- Vietnamese: bầu bĩnh adj
Usage examples
She was not quite so plump close up, but pleasantly plump none the less.
Malcolm, John, The Gwen John Sculpture (1985)But to keep the plump pay-cheques coming, they will have to constantly upgrade their skills.
Business Today (2000)The marriage of sweet, sour and zesty citrus flavour with leaf and plump prawn meat was worthy of seconds.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)The fish have poured into the the River Newport from Clew Bay -giving hopefuls the chance of an easy plump 5lb catch.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Those who are thin and lean may fare less well than their plump counterparts at times of shortage.
Stewart, Dr Alan & Stewart, Maryon, The Vitality Diet (1990)
