plump

Definitions

1. 1.To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.
2. 2.To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once."Dulcissa plumps into a chair." Spectator.
3. 3.To give a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
4. 4.To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.plump up the pillows To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller.
5. 5.To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water.
6. 6.To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2.
7. 7.Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. "Fall plump." Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped called?
• What is to drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once."Dulcissa plumps into a chair." Spectator called?
• What is to make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.plump up the pillows To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller called?
• What is to cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water called?
• What is to give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2 called?
• What is directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. "Fall plump." Beau. & Fl called?