Plume (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Clean with one's bill; "The birds preened".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Preen

Hypernyms

• Arrange
• Clean

Related Words

• Plume (noun)

Meaning ²

Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Primp
• Dress
• Preen

Hypernyms

• Get Up
• Trick Out
• Attire
• Overdress
• Deck Out
• Fancy Up
• Tog Up
• Fig Up
• Rig Out
• Deck Up
• Dress Up
• Gussy Up
• Trick Up
• Prink
• Tog Out

Meaning ³

Be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

• Pride
• Congratulate

Hypernyms

• Feel

Meaning ⁴

Deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

• Bedight
• Bedeck

Related Words

• Plume (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Pluck
• Gazump
• Fleece
• Hook
• Overcharge
• Soak
• Rob
• Surcharge

Hypernyms

• Cheat
• Rip Off
• Chisel

Hyponyms

• Squeeze
• Extort
• Wring
• Gouge
• Rack

Meaning ⁶

Form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Form