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lards up

lards up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lards up

What is lards up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lards up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lard up.

Words near lards up in the dictionary

  1. lardos
  2. lardries
  3. lardry
  4. lards
  5. lards down
  6. lards up
  7. lardy
  8. lardy bread
  9. lardy cake
  10. lardy cakes
  11. lardy-dardy

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