webster
English
Adjective
plumper
- Comparative of plump.
Noun
en-noun
- One who plumps or swells out something else.
- That which plumps or swells out something else.
- Hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
- In English elections, a vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him or her the advantage over the others; a person who gives his or her vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his or her vote.
- A voter who plumps his or her vote.
- A downright, unqualified lie.
Synonyms
(one who plumps):
(that which plumps):
(something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks):
(vote given to one candidate when two or more are to be elected):
(voter who plumps his vote):
(downright, unqualified lie): pork pie (Cockney rhyming slang), porky (UK slang), tall story, whopper
Translations
trans-top|one who plumps
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trans-top|that which plumps
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trans-top|something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks
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trans-bottom
trans-top|vote given to one candidate when two or more are to be elected
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trans-bottom
trans-top|voter who plumps his vote
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trans-bottom
trans-top|downright, unqualified lie
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References
R:Webster 1913
ru:plumper
vi:plumper
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