Plumping

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

plumping
    adj 1: very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a
           plumping majority"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Floating \Float"ing\, n.
   1. (Weaving) Floating threads. See {Floating threads}, above.
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   2. The second coat of three-coat plastering. --Knight.
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   3. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by
      placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also
      {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Floating charge

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Plumping}.]
   1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.
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            To plump up the hollowness of their history with
            improbable miracles.                  --Fuller.
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   2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as,
      to plump a stone into water.
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   3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See {Plumper}, 2.
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