Large vs Plump - What's the difference?

In obsolete terms the difference between large and plump

is that large is liberality, generosity while plump is a knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.

As adjectives the difference between large and plump

is that large is of considerable or relatively great size or extent while plump is having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

As nouns the difference between large and plump

is that large is an old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves while plump is a knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.

As a verb plump is

to grow plump; to swell out.

As an adverb plump is

directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.

large

English

Adjective

(er)

Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

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(obsolete) Abundant; ample.

* Milton

We have yet large day.

(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.

* Felton

I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.

(obsolete) Free; unencumbered.

* Fairfax

Of burdens all he set the Paynims large .

(obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.

* Shakespeare

Some large jests he will make.

(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.

Synonyms

(checksyns) * big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish * See also

Antonyms

* small, tiny, minuscule

Derived terms

* as large as life, larger than life * by and large * enlarge * give it large * have it large * large it, large up, large it up * largely * largeness * writ large * largish

Noun

(music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

(obsolete) Liberality, generosity.

A thousand dollars.

Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large .

Derived terms

* at large

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plump

English

Verb

(en verb)

To grow ; to swell out.

Her cheeks have plumped .

To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once.

* Spectator

Dulcissa plumps into a chair.

To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up .

* Fuller

to plump up the hollowness of their history with improbable miracles

To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily.

to plump a stone into water

To give a plumper (kind of vote).

To give (a vote), as a plumper.

(used with for) To favor or decide in favor of something.

"A recent poll by the New York Times found that although most Brazilians plump for arch-rival Argentina as the team they most want to lose, the second-biggest group want Brazil itself to stumble." source: http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21600983-brazilian-workers-are-gloriously-unproductive-economy-grow-they-must-snap-out

Adjective

(en-adj)

Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

* (Thomas Carew) (1595-1640)

The god of wine did his plump clusters bring.

Fat.

Synonyms

* See also

Antonyms

* See also

Adverb

Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A knot or cluster; a group; a crowd.

a plump of trees, fowls, or spears

To visit islands and the plumps of men. — Chapman.

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