plump

a. [ Compar. Plumper superl. Plumpest. ] [ OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv. ] 1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. T. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation; blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.

After the plump statement that the author was at Erceldoune and spake with Thomas. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of trees, fowls, or spears. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To visit islands and the plumps of men. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Plumped p. pr. & vb. n. Plumping. ] 1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up. [ 1913 Webster ]

To plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as, to plump a stone into water. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See Plumper, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps. Cf. Plump, a. & v. ] Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. “Fall plump.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A voter who plumps his vote. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A downright, unqualified lie. [ Colloq. or Low ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being plump. [ 1913 Webster ]