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FLUMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flump mean? 

FLUMP (verb)
  The verb FLUMP has 2 senses:

1. fall heavilyplay

2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noiseplay

  Familiarity information: FLUMP used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLUMP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall heavily

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

flump; flump down

Hypernyms (to "flump" is one way to...):

drop (to fall vertically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sentence example:

The branches flump from the trees


Sense 2

Meaning:

Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

flump; plank; plonk; plop; plump; plump down; plunk; plunk down

Context example:

He planked himself into the sofa

Hypernyms (to "flump" is one way to...):

place down; put down; set down (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP


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