plump for

Verb

Meaning

be behind; approve of

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Synonyms

support back endorse indorse plunk for further advance choose promote favor defend encourage push select boost

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Antonyms

block decrease disorder cancel discount discourage

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Hypernyms

approve sanction okay o.k.

Hyponyms

defend champion guarantee warrant

Examples

He plumped for the Labor Party Source: Internet

I backed Kennedy in 1960 Source: Internet

Among companies that didn’t hire a single business-school graduate last year, but may do this year, twice as many said they would likely plump for a Master in Management candidate rather than an MBA. Source: Internet

I adore Morticia and Gomez, but I have to plump for I still love that Marilyn, with that perfect blonde flip ’do, was considered the family weirdo. Source: Internet

If you have a smaller mortgage, then it can actually work out cheaper to plump for a deal with a higher rate and a low fee. Source: Internet

What makes them plump for literature of the type that Ms. Rowling dishes out in the hundreds of pages of her wizardry-filled narratives? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plump plump cell plump down plump head plump in plump oneself