(~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
You can describe someone or something as ~ to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded.
Maria was small and ~ with a mass of curly hair...
...red pears, ripe peaches and ~ nectarines.
ADJ
~ness
There was a sturdy ~ness about her hips.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you ~ a pillow or cushion, you shake it and hit it gently so that it goes back into a rounded shape.
She panics when people pop in unexpectedly, rushing round ~ing cushions.
VERB: V n
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Plump up means the same as ~ .
‘You need to rest,’ she told her reassuringly as she moved to ~ up her pillows.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
3.
If you ~ for someone or something, you choose them, often after hesitating or thinking carefully. (mainly BRIT)
I think Tessa should ~ for Malcolm, her long-suffering admirer.
VERB: V for n