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larded up

larded up is the simple past and past participle of lard up.

Meaning of lard up

Verb

lard up (third-person singular simple present lards up, present participle larding up, simple past and past participle larded up)

  1. (literally, transitive) To prepare a food for cooking by stuffing it with fat.
    • Lard up the meat before cooking it.
  2. (intransitive) To become fatter.
    • She's been larding up since Christmas.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To add enticements to (something) to gain support for it.
    • The policy has been larded up to appeal to the leaders.

Questions about larded up

What is larded up the simple past and past participle of?
Larded up is the simple past and past participle of lard up.

Words near larded up in the dictionary

  1. lardbutt
  2. lardbutts
  3. Lardeau
  4. larded
  5. larded down
  6. larded up
  7. larder
  8. larder beetle
  9. larder beetles
  10. larderellite
  11. larderer

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