"plump" meaning in English

See plump in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /plʌmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plump.wav [UK] Forms: plumper [comparative], plumpest [superlative], plump [positive], more plump [comparative], most plump [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|plump|plumper|plumpest}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A plump person is someone who has a rounded body shape. Synonyms: plump
    Sense id: simple-plump-en-adj-cddmt6qA

Verb

IPA: /plʌmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plump.wav [UK] Forms: plump [canonical], plumps [third-person, singular], plumped [past], plumped [past, participle], plumping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you plump up something, you shake it to make it plump.
    Sense id: simple-plump-en-verb-UnWtLbCQ
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      "form": "plumper",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumpest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plump",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more plump",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most plump",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "A plump person is someone who has a rounded body shape."
      ],
      "id": "simple-plump-en-adj-cddmt6qA",
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/plʌmp/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plump.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plump"
}

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "plumps",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumped",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumping",
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        "present",
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "If you plump up something, you shake it to make it plump."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plump"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plumper",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumpest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plump",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more plump",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most plump",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "A plump person is someone who has a rounded body shape."
      ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumped",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumped",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plumping",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you plump up something, you shake it to make it plump."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/plʌmp/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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