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flump

intj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /flʌmp/
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  • rhymes with -ʌmp

1

intj

Meaning 1

A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of the dull sound so produced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plunk, thud

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of large marshmallow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A fat out-of-shape person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plunk, thud

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To drop something heavily or with a dull sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He planked the money on the table
  • He planked himself into the sofa

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plank, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: set down, put down, place down

8

verb

Meaning 8

fall heavily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flump down

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drop

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare plunk.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тупвам (tupvam) — to move or fall heavily
  • Bulgarian: строполявам се (stropoljavam se) — to move or fall heavily
  • Polish: bęcnąć — to move or fall heavily