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pack on the pounds

pack on the pounds verb: to gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.

Verb

pack on the pounds (third-person singular simple present packs on the pounds, present participle packing on the pounds, simple past and past participle packed on the pounds)

  1. (colloquial) To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
    • For growing youngsters, this marvelous nourishment helps pack on the pounds, adds inches to height.1936, "Today, these healthy Dionne Quins had Quaker Oats" (advertisement), Windsor Daily Star (Canada), 3 Dec., p. 27 (retrieved 13 Nov 2010)
    • One can stick to low cholesterol foods, yet eat such quantities as to pack on the pounds.1969 December 10, Dr. George C. Thosteson, “Methods of Controlling Cholesterol”, in Milwaukee Sentinel, retrieved 13 Nov 2010, page 17

Forms of pack on the pounds

third-person singular presentpacks on the pounds
present participlepacking on the pounds
past participlepacked on the pounds
pastpacked on the pounds

Questions about pack on the pounds

What does pack on the pounds mean?
Pack on the pounds means to gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
What part of speech is pack on the pounds?
Pack on the pounds is a verb.
What is the past tense of pack on the pounds?
The past tense of pack on the pounds is packed on the pounds.

Words near pack on the pounds in the dictionary

  1. pack of cards
  2. pack of lies
  3. pack off
  4. pack on
  5. pack on pounds
  6. pack on the pounds
  7. pack one's bags
  8. pack out
  9. pack rat
  10. pack rats
  11. pack saddle

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