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Plump

noun/plˈʌmp/
Definition
the sound of a sudden heavy fall
drop sharply
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/plˈʌmp/
🇬🇧British English
/plˈʌmp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/plˈʌmp/
1 syllable Say it as /plˈʌmp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe sound of a sudden heavy fall
verbdrop sharply
“The stock market plummeted”
verbset (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
“He planked the money on the table”
verbmake fat or plump
“We will plump out that poor starving child”
verbgive support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
“I plumped for the losing candidates”
adjectivesufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
“a chubby child”
adverbstraight down especially heavily or abruptly
“the anchor fell plump into the sea”
Word Forms
plumpverbdrop sharply
plumpnounthe sound of a sudden heavy fall
plonknounthe noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
fatnouna kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
chubbinessnounthe property of having a plump and round body
plumpnessnounthe bodily property of being well rounded
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
prall
das Geräusch eines plötzlichen schweren Sturzes
🇫🇷French
dodu
le bruit d'une chute soudaine et lourde
🇪🇸Spanish
rechoncho
el sonido de una caída repentina y pesada
🇮🇹Italian
paffuto
il rumore di una caduta improvvisa e pesante
🇳🇱Dutch
mollig
het geluid van een plotselinge zware val
🇵🇹Portuguese
gordo
o som de uma queda repentina e pesada
🇷🇺Russian
пухлый
звук внезапного тяжелого падения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मोटा
अचानक भारी गिरावट की आवाज
🇧🇩Bengali
মোটা
হঠাৎ ভারী পতনের শব্দ
🇮🇳Tamil
குண்டான
திடீரென பலத்த வீழ்ச்சியின் சத்தம்
🇮🇳Telugu
బొద్దుగా
అకస్మాత్తుగా భారీ పతనం శబ్దం
🇮🇳Marathi
मोकळा
अचानक जोरदार पडल्याचा आवाज
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભરાવદાર
અચાનક ભારે પતનનો અવાજ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೊಬ್ಬಿದ
ಹಠಾತ್ ಭಾರೀ ಕುಸಿತದ ಶಬ್ದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തടിച്ച
പെട്ടെന്നൊരു കനത്ത വീഴ്ചയുടെ ശബ്ദം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੋਟਾ
ਅਚਾਨਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਡਿੱਗਣ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
بولڈ
اچانک بھاری گرنے کی آواز
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
丰满
突然重重坠落的声音
🇯🇵Japanese
ふくよかな
突然の激しい落下音
🇰🇷Korean
갑자기 크게 떨어지는 소리
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đầy đặn
âm thanh của một cú ngã nặng nề đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
อวบอ้วน
เสียงล้มหนักอย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
montok
suara jatuh yang tiba-tiba dengan deras
🇵🇭Filipino
matambok
ang tunog ng biglaang malakas na pagbagsak
🇲🇾Malay
tembam
bunyi kejatuhan berat secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طبطب
صوت سقوط ثقيل مفاجئ
🇮🇷Persian
چاق
صدای سقوط شدید ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
tombul
ani ve ağır bir düşüşün sesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שְׁמַנמַן
קול נפילה כבדה פתאומית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'plump'?
The primary meaning of 'plump' is 'the sound of a sudden heavy fall'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plump' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'plump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'plump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'plump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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