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Plump down

verb

Drop heavily. Synonyms: plank down, plonk down.

Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise. Synonyms: flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plunk, plunk down. "He planked himself into the sofa"

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"Plump down" Quotes from Famous Books

... paused again for a minute. Then she added, "But as rules are off, I may as well say that I have come here to-night on purpose. Just before father left, he told me that there was a little sealed packet"—Betty sat plump down on the side of her bed; Sylvia and Hetty caught each others hands—"a little sealed packet," continued Fanny, "which belonged to poor Miss Vivian—your aunt Frances—and which father was to take ...

— Betty Vivian - A Story of Haddo Court School • L. T. Meade

Words linked to "Plump down" : put down, set down, drop, plonk, place down