plump down

plump down
plump down
(fam)
I. vt
to \plump down down ⇆ sth etw hinplumpsen lassen fam
Joan \plump downed her bags down next to her Joan ließ ihre Taschen mit einem Plumps neben sich fallen fam
to \plump down oneself down in a chair/on the sofa sich akk in einen Stuhl/aufs Sofa fallen [o fam hinplumpsen] lassen
II. vi
to \plump down down in a chair/on the sofa sich akk auf einen Stuhl/ein Sofa fallen [o fam hinplumpsen] lassen

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