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plump down

/pləmp daʊn/
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Other forms: plumped down; plumping down; plumps down

Definitions of plump down
  1. verb
    set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
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    place down, put down, set down
    cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
  2. verb
    drop heavily
    synonyms: plank down, plonk down
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    type of:
    drop
    let fall to the ground
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