as in fat
having an excess of body fat
she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
angrily gave a plump of his fist against the door
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Recent Examples of plump
Lauren Joseph, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
We are reproached for being too thin or too plump, for eating too little or too much.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s a plump, chin-height collar and a pair of massive drop pockets on the vest’s front.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
On the makeup front, Bobbi Brown’s plumping lip gloss delivers a plusher, glossier pout while an Anastasia Beverly Hills brow kit keeps all brow styles perfectly arched.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
His recipe calls for an extra potato to use for the filling, so that each of the three finished ones will be indulgently plump once restuffed.
—Lauren Joseph, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
We are reproached for being too thin or too plump, for eating too little or too much.
—Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
Made with hyaluronic acid and other nourishing ingredients, this product brights, plumps and soothes the skin all at the same time.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s a plump, chin-height collar and a pair of massive drop pockets on the vest’s front.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
There are few cases of dull, tired skin that The Dewy Cream can't plump back to glowy life.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
On the makeup front, Bobbi Brown’s plumping lip gloss delivers a plusher, glossier pout while an Anastasia Beverly Hills brow kit keeps all brow styles perfectly arched.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plump
Adjective
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Eat a diet that emphasizes fruits and vegetables, grains, some protein and not too much fat.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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High fat, high protein, and low-sugar ketogenic diets caught on.Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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In other words, the best answer is the one that comes straight from our heart and reflects our honest, intuitive, and instinctive views on their questions.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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My mother looked like a white woman, hair as straight as any white woman’s.Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Then, when the entire sector was down, Siemens Energy got hit with another blow.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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Duccio, on the other hand, pulls Jesus down to earth, plopping him onto the top of a hill that might be found somewhere in Italy.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Her cousin was sitting with her mom at their round wooden kitchen table.Taylor Galgano, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Topping the two main sapphires are oval and round diamonds.Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Adverb
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Here’s a little experiment: Place a pencil on a flat table and then, taking your two index fingers, push from opposite sides, right at the center.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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Open your LinkedIn post with a line that hits them right in the feels.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ariel remembered telling Maricela to hurry and then feeling a whoosh and hearing a thump behind him.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Inside the exam hall, a big room with long windows, full of quiet, Gabriel felt unfettered.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Plump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plump. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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