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larding down

larding down is the present participle and gerund of lard down.

Meaning of lard down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To weigh down (something, usually a person or food) by making it fatty.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To add unnecessary spending to a program that will likely doom it.

Questions about larding down

What is larding down the present participle and gerund of?
Larding down is the present participle and gerund of lard down.

Words near larding down in the dictionary

  1. Lardil
  2. lardiner
  3. lardiners
  4. lardiness
  5. larding
  6. larding down
  7. larding needle
  8. larding needles
  9. larding up
  10. larding-needle
  11. larding-needles

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