plump in

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'asseoir lourdement ou de jeter quelque chose dans un endroit avec un mouvement soudain et pesant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of sitting down heavily or dropping something into a place with a sudden, heavy motion.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Sit down heavilyinformal

   To sit down or drop into a seat in a heavy or relaxed manner.

   s'asseoir lourdement

   • He plumped in the armchair after a long day.
   • She plumped in the sofa and sighed with relief.
   • They plumped in the beanbags and started chatting.

   Synonymesdrop downplump downplunk down

2. informal

   To fall or drop into something, often with a soft or heavy sound.

   S'affaler dans

   • The cat plumped in the pile of leaves.
   • He plumped in the mud after slipping.
   • The ball plumped in the water with a splash.

   Synonymescollapsedropfallflopplopplungeplunksink

Verbe de baseplump