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Plumping

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Adjective

1. plumping

very large; of exceptional size for its kind

Example Sentences:
'won by a plumping majority'

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Plumping

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adjective
1. 
well filled out or rounded; fleshy or chubby
a plump turkey
2. 
bulging, as with contents; full
a plump wallet
3. 
(of amounts of money) generous; ample
a plump cheque
verb
4. (often foll by up or out)
to make or become plump
to plump up a pillow
verb
1. (often foll by down, into, etc)
to drop or fall suddenly and heavily
to plump down on the sofa
2. (intransitive; foll by for)
to give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
noun
3. 
a heavy abrupt fall or the sound of this
adverb
4. 
suddenly or heavily
he ran plump into the old lady
5. 
straight down; directly
the helicopter landed plump in the middle of the field
adjective, adverb
6. 
in a blunt, direct, or decisive manner
noun
archaic or dialect
a group of people, animals, or things; troop; cluster

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Plumping

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adjective
1. 
full and rounded in form; chubby
verb transitive, verb intransitive
2. 
to make plump; fill out
sometimes with up or out
verb intransitive
1. 
to fall suddenly or with full impact
2. 
to come in contact abruptly or heavily (against something)
3.  British
to vote or opt (for someone or something)
4. 
to offer strong support (for someone or something)
verb transitive
5. 
to drop, throw, or put down heavily or all at once
noun
6. 
a falling, plunging, or colliding suddenly or heavily
7. 
the sound of this
adverb
8. 
with a plump; suddenly; heavily
9. 
straight down
10. 
in plain words; bluntly
adjective
11. 
blunt; direct
noun
Chiefly British, Dialectal
a compact group; cluster

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Plumping

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adj. plump·er, plump·est
1. Well-rounded and full in form; chubby. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Abundant; ample: a plump reward.
v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.tr.
To make well-rounded or full in form: plumped up the pillows.
v.intr.
To become well-rounded, chubby, or full in form: The baby plumped out at three months.
v. plumped, plump·ing, plumps
v.intr.
1. To drop abruptly or heavily: plumped into the easy chair.
2. To give full support or praise: plumped for the candidate throughout the state.
v.tr.
To throw down or drop (something) abruptly or heavily: plumped the books onto the table.
n.
1. A heavy or abrupt fall or collision.
2. The sound of a heavy fall or collision.
adj.
Blunt; direct.
adv.
1. With a heavy or abrupt drop: The anchor fell plump into the sea.
2.
a. With a full or sudden impact: walked plump into the pole.
b. Directly: ran plump into an old friend.
3. Without qualification; bluntly: spoke out plump for the tax bill.

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