plump vs slight

plump

verb
  • To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily. 

  • To make plump; to fill (out) or support; often with up. 

  • To give a plumper (kind of vote). 

  • To give (a vote), as a plumper. 

  • To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once. 

  • To grow plump; to swell out. 

  • To favor or decide in favor of something. 

adv
  • Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. 

adj
  • Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight. 

  • Fat. 

  • Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright. 

noun
  • The sound of a sudden heavy fall. 

  • A group of geese flying close together. 

slight

verb
  • To throw heedlessly. 

  • To act negligently or carelessly. 

  • To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully. 

  • To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of. 

  • To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition. 

  • To give lesser weight or importance to. 

adj
  • still; with little or no movement on the surface 

  • Even, smooth or level 

  • not far away in space or time 

  • of slender build 

  • gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful 

  • not thorough; superficial 

  • trifling; unimportant; insignificant 

noun
  • The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy. 

How often have the words plump and slight occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )