To plump up something (or plump something up) is to make something fuller, softer and rounder, especially by shaking it. For example, a pillow or a cushion.
Examples of use:
1. Nurse, can you plump up my pillows for me, please?
2. She plumps up the cushions on her sofa several times a day!
3. This cushion is flat. It needs plumping up.
4. It's the fashion for women to have their lips plumped up with injections.
| infinitive |
plump up |
| present simple |
plump up and plumps up |
| -ing form |
plumping up |
| past simple |
plumped up |
| past participle |
plumped up |
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