plump down

• Partikelverb, das das schwere, oft plötzliche oder ungeschickte Fallen- oder Absetzen von etwas auf eine Oberfläche bezeichnet; auch reflexiv für sich schwerfällig setzen oder hinfallen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of sitting down heavily or dropping something heavily onto a surface.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Sit or drop heavilyinformal

   To sit down or drop something heavily and suddenly.

   Plumpsen

   • She plumped down on the sofa after a long day.
   • He plumped down his bag on the floor.
   • The cat plumped down onto the warm rug.

   Synonymecollapseflopplonkplopplumpplunkplunk downsink

2. Pay money reluctantlyinformal

   To pay a sum of money, often unwillingly or with a sense of finality.

   Geld widerwillig herausrücken

   • He plumped down $500 for the concert tickets.
   • She plumped down the cash for the repair bill.
   • They plumped down a deposit on the new apartment.

   Synonymeante upcough upfork outfork overhand overlay outpay outpony upshell out

Grundverbplump