plump down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour décrire l'action de tomber lourdement ou de se laisser tomber sur une surface, ou de déposer quelque chose brusquement et lourdement.

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

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Sit or drop heavilyinformal

   To sit down or drop something heavily and suddenly.

   S'asseoir ou laisser tomber lourdement

   • 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.

   Synonymescollapseflopplonkplopplumpplunkplunk downsink

2. Pay money reluctantlyinformal

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

   payer à contrecœur

   • 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.

   Synonymesante upcough upfork outfork overhand overlay outpay outpony upshell out

Verbe de baseplump