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One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.
  2. n. A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
  3. n. A voter who plumps his vote.
  4. n. A downright, unqualified lie.
  5. 1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks. 2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote. 3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.] 4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]
  6. A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to beelected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person whogives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.
  7. s sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure;