What does "plump" mean?

The sound of a sudden heavy fall.

What is a synonym for "plump"?

Common synonyms include: chubby, fatten, plank, plummet, abruptly, adipose.

//plʌmp// adj, adv, name, noun, verb

adj, adv, name, noun, verb ·Common ·Middle school level

Noun

1
The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
"As she beheld her, poor Mrs. Mack's heart fluttered up to her mouth, and then dropped with a dreadful plump, into the pit of her stomach."
2
A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd. obsolete
"a plump of trees, fowls, or spears"
3
the sound of a sudden heavy fall wordnet
4
A group of geese flying close together.

Verb

1
To grow plump; to swell out. intransitive
"Her cheeks have plumped."
2
To cast or let drop (something) all at once, suddenly and heavily. transitive
"to plump a stone into water"
3
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number wordnet
4
To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up. transitive
"to plump oysters or scallops by placing them in fresh or brackish water"
5
To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once. intransitive
"September 24, 1712, The Spectator No. 492, letter from a prude Dulcissa plumps into a chair."

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6
make fat or plump wordnet
7
To give a plumper (kind of vote). intransitive
8
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise wordnet
9
To give (a vote), as a plumper. transitive
10
drop sharply wordnet
11
To favor or decide in favor of. intransitive
"A recent poll by the New York Times found that although most Brazilians plump for arch-rival Argentina as the team they most want to lose, the second-biggest group want Brazil itself to stumble."

Adjective

1
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
"a plump baby; plump cheeks"
2
Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright.
"After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas."
3
Of a wine: giving the sensation of filling the mouth.
"A plump wine, with an abundance of plum and berry characteristics and soft, round tannins. Easy to drink; ready on release."

Adjective

Adverb

1
Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
"I suppose then, that going plump on a flying whale with your sail set in a foggy squall is the height of a whaleman’s discretion?"

Adverb