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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plump  \Plump\  (pl[u^]mp),  a.  [Compar.  {Plumper}  (-[~e]r); 
  superl.  {Plumpest}.]  [OE.  plomp  rude,  clumsy;  akin  to  D. 
  plomp,  G.,  Dan.,  &  Sw  plump;  probably  of  imitative  origin. 
  Cf  {Plump},  adv.] 
  Well  rounded  or  filled  out  full;  fleshy;  fat;  as  a  plump 
  baby;  plump  cheeks.  --Shak. 
 
  The  god  of  wine  did  his  plump  clusters  bring  --T. 
  Carew. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plumper  \Plump"er\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  plumps  or  swells  out  something 
  else;  hence  something  carried  in  the  mouth  to  distend  the 
  cheeks. 
 
  2.  (English  Elections)  A  vote  given  to  one  candidate  only, 
  when  two  or  more  are  to  be  elected,  thus  giving  him  the 
  advantage  over  the  others  A  person  who  gives  his  vote 
  thus  is  said  to  plump,  or  to  plump  his  vote. 
 
  3.  A  voter  who  plumps  his  vote.  [Eng.] 
 
  4.  A  downright,  unqualified  lie.  [Colloq.  or  Low]




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