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chub up

chub up verb: to become chubby; to grow fat.

Verb

chub up (third-person singular simple present chubs up, present participle chubbing up, simple past and past participle chubbed up)

  1. (slang) To become chubby; to grow fat.
    Synonyms:
    plump up

Synonyms of chub up

Forms of chub up

third-person singular presentchubs up
present participlechubbing up
past participlechubbed up
pastchubbed up

Questions about chub up

What does chub up mean?
Chub up means to become chubby; to grow fat.
What part of speech is chub up?
Chub up is a verb.
What is the past tense of chub up?
The past tense of chub up is chubbed up.

Words near chub up in the dictionary

  1. chub
  2. chub bread
  3. chub breads
  4. chub mackerel
  5. chub rub
  6. chub up
  7. chuba
  8. chubas
  9. chubasco
  10. chubascos
  11. chubb

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