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plump for

plump for verb: to choose; to select.

Verb

plump for (third-person singular simple present plumps for, present participle plumping for, simple past and past participle plumped for)

  1. (UK, informal) To choose; to select.
    • The entire dessert menu was tempting, but I plumped for the cheesecake.

Forms of plump for

third-person singular presentplumps for
present participleplumping for
past participleplumped for
pastplumped for

Questions about plump for

What does plump for mean?
Plump for means to choose; to select.
What part of speech is plump for?
Plump for is a verb.
What is the past tense of plump for?
The past tense of plump for is plumped for.

Words near plump for in the dictionary

  1. plumosite
  2. plumosity
  3. plumous
  4. plump
  5. plump down
  6. plump for
  7. plump up
  8. plumpage
  9. plumped
  10. plumped down
  11. plumped for

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