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plump down |
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plump something down 1. to drop a heavy load of something. She plumped the load of groceries onto the bench and looked through her purse for the keys. Jill plumped down her packages. 2. to drop something as if it were a heavy load. He plumped the potatoes down on each plate, making a loud noise each time. Dave plumped down a huge slab of meat onto the grill. See also: plump How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I'd ha' liked to plump down aboard of him, neck and crop, with a heavy jump, and sunk him. At the end of a very short leap they fall plump down and rot, having received from the souls out of which they came no beautiful wings. |
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