plump
6.2
Straight down in a heavy, sudden way
- adverb
- /plʌmp/
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de lleno
- She dropped her bag plump onto the chair and sighed with relief.
Examples
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The stone landed plump in the middle of the pond, startling the ducks.
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The book fell plump to the floor after slipping from the shelf.
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She fell plump onto the grass.
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Did he just plump down on the couch?
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The child plopped plump onto the sofa after a long day at school.
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The cat jumped plump onto the windowsill to bask in the sun.
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He landed plump on the bed after a tiring hike.
Synonyms
plumply
vsplump
5.3
In a sudden, heavy way that makes a soft sound when landing
is about falling straight and direct with abrupt force
heftily
vsplump
4.9
In a heavy, forceful way
is sudden and direct rather than mainly forceful or sustained
9.3
To move in a slow, heavy, and awkward way
is sudden and direct not slow or clumsy in motion
How Sudden
Surface Forms
plump positive
Etymology
Plump used as an adverb keeps the image of a single heavy drop, as when a stone lands 'plump' in water or on the ground. So plump as an adverb means 'straight down, heavily, or abruptly'.