Word Meanings - CHOPPING - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Stout or plump; large. Fenton.
Related words: (words related to CHOPPING)
- PLUMPNESS
The quality or state of being plump. - PLUMP
Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. T. Carew. (more info) clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of - LARGE-ACRED
Possessing much land. - LARGE-HANDED
Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities; rapacious or bountiful. - STOUTLY
In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he stoutly defended himself. - LARGE-HEARTED
Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble; liberal. -- Large"-heart`ed*ness, n. - PLUMPLY
Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. - LARGE
Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. At large. Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large; to be left at large. Diffusely; fully; - LARGET
A sport piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small billet. - LARGESS; LARGESSE
1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. Chaucer. 2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed. The heralds finished their proclamation with their usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!" and gold and silver - PLUMPY
Plump; fat; sleek. "Plumpy Bacchus." Shak. - STOUT-HEARTED
Having a brave heart; courageous. -- Stout"-heart"ed*ness, n. - STOUTISH
Somewhat stout; somewhat corpulent. - LARGELY
In a large manner. Dryden. Milton. - LARGENESS
The quality or state of being large. - PLUMPER
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. 4. A downright, - STOUT
; akin to AS. stolt, 1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless. With hearts stern and stout. Chaucer. A stouter champion never handled sword. Shak. He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous - STOUTNESS
The state or quality of being stout. Syn. -- Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness; brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness. - ENLARGEMENT
1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an - FOOL-LARGESSE
Foolish expenditure; waste. Chaucer. - ENLARGED
Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- En*lar"ged*ly, adv. -- En*lar"ged*ness, n. - FOOL-LARGE
Foolishly liberal. Chaucer. - ENLARGE
Etym: 1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house. To enlarge their possessions of land. Locke. 2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; - OVERLARGE
Too large; too great. - OVERLARGENESS
Excess of size or bulk.