"plump for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plumps for [present, singular, third-person], plumping for [participle, present], plumped for [participle, past], plumped for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plump for (third-person singular simple present plumps for, present participle plumping for, simple past and past participle plumped for)
  1. (UK, informal) To choose; to select. Tags: UK, informal

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for plump for meaning in English (1.2kB)

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