plump out

/pləmp aʊt/
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Other forms: plumped out; plumping out; plumps out

Definitions of plump out
  1. verb
    make fat or plump
    synonyms: fat, fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump
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    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    depart suddenly
    “He plumped out of the house”
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    type of:
    depart, quit, take leave
    go away or leave
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