plump for

verb

To choose; to select.

“The entire dessert menu was tempting, but I plumped for the cheesecake.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person plumps for · participle present plumping for · participle past plumped for · past plumped for

  1. UKinformalTo choose; to select.

    The entire dessert menu was tempting, but I plumped for the cheesecake.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbe behind; approve of

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approveO.K.okay
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

plump for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20for

MLA

“plump for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plump for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20for.

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