plump up

verb

To make plumper

“Please plump up the pillows.”

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fluff upshake up
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Meanings

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

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

  1. To make plumper
  2. To shake or arrange (a pillow etc) so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed

    Please plump up the pillows.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake fuller by shaking

Similar
fluff upshake up
Broader
shakeagitate
Also see
chub upfluff upshake up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech načechrat, natřepat
  • načechratshake or arrange so as to be fatter
  • natřepatshake or arrange so as to be fatter
German aufschütteln
  • aufschüttelnshake or arrange so as to be fatter
Italian sprimacciare, spiumacciare
  • sprimacciareshake or arrange so as to be fatter
  • spiumacciareshake or arrange so as to be fatter
Spanish ahuecar, mullir
  • ahuecarshake or arrange so as to be fatter
  • mullirshake or arrange so as to be fatter
  • esponjarshake or arrange so as to be fatter
Cite this entry
APA

plump up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20up

MLA

“plump up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plump up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plump%20up.

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