plumps

Drops down heavily

Plumps is the third-person singular of plump, meaning to make or become fuller and rounder: She plumps the pillows before guests arrive.

To plump for something is to choose or support it decisively: The committee plumps for the cheaper option.

Something that plumps down drops heavily: He plumps down on the couch after work.

swells

fattens

Causes weight gain

bloats · swells · thickens · distends · bulges · expands · enlarges · fills out · rounds out · puffs up

fattens

feeds

Gives nourishment to

overfeeds · fills · conditions · pampers · indulges · enriches · bulks up

drops

falls

Descends or declines

  • plopsFalls with dull sounds
  • flopsUnsuccessful ventures or releases
  • dropsDescends or releases

sinks · lands · thuds · collapses · settles · descends · slumps · plunks · deposits · sets down

chooses

selects

Makes a choice

  • optsDecides among alternatives
  • decidesReaches a conclusion
  • picksSelections from options

favors · backs · supports · endorses · chooses · goes for · sides with

Opposites
fullness/volume

plumpsdeflates

Releases air from

flattens · shrinks · shrivels · withers · compresses

movement/impact

plumpsfloats

Remains on surface

rises · ascends · soars · lifts · hovers

DECISIVENESS (plumps for)

plumpswavers

Fails to decide

hesitates · vacillates · dithers · equivocates · rejects

Phrases
Family

plump, plumped, plumping, plumpness, plumper, plumpest, plumpers, plump down, plump up

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G