plump

«plump» in Mova's school dictionary: a little fat and round in a pleasant way: "a plump baby"… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (plump, plumper, plumpest); verb (plump, plumps, plumped, plumping)

meaning for a pupil

1) Plump means a little fat and round in a pleasant way: "a plump baby", "plump cheeks". tree →

2) Plump food is full and juicy: "plump strawberries". tree →

3) (verb) To plump up a cushion or pillow means to shake it so it gets round and soft. tree →

4) (verb, informal) To plump for something means to choose it after thinking: "I'll plump for the chocolate cake". tree →

5) (verb, informal) To plump down means to sit or drop down heavily. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, plump is a kind word for a body that is round, used for babies, robins and friendly cooks. It is gentler than "fat" (a euphemism). In cooking, raisins plump up when soaked in water. Phrases: plump up, plump for, plump cheeks, plump and juicy.

examples

• The baby has plump rosy cheeks. tree →
• We picked plump, juicy blackberries. tree →
• The robin looked plump in the cold. tree →
• Mum plumped up the cushions on the sofa. tree →
• I can't decide... I'll plump for the pizza. tree →
• He plumped down on the sofa, tired out. tree →
• The raisins plumped up in the warm water. tree →

note

Comparison: plumper, plumpest. Plump is a polite or kind word; "fat" can be rude about people. Opposite: thin, skinny.

In the corpora

• "Curvy" usually means a woman is plump, with a rounded shape.
• "Rubenesque" means plump and attractive, after the painter Rubens, who painted round women.
• "Pleasingly plump" is an old-fashioned way to say fat in a nice-looking way.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plump» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.