plump

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall
  2. verb drop sharply
  3. verb set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

Etymology

From Middle English plump, plompe, a borrowing from Middle Dutch plomp or Middle Low German plump. Cognate with Saterland Frisian plump (“plump”).

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