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Definition of plump verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

plump

verb

NAmE//plʌmp//

plump something (up)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plump

he / she / it plumps

past simple plumped

-ing form plumping

to make something larger, softer, and rounder He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows.

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