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plump down

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Verb1.plump down - drop heavily
plank down, plonk down
drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"
2.plump down - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
plonk, plunk down, plump, plunk, flump, plank, plop
place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"


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I'd ha' liked to plump down aboard of him, neck and crop, with a heavy jump, and sunk him.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
At the end of a very short leap they fall plump down and rot, having received from the souls out of which they came no beautiful wings.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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