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putting some timber on

putting some timber on is the present participle and gerund of put some timber on.

Meaning of put some timber on

Verb

put some timber on (third-person singular simple present puts some timber on, present participle putting some timber on, simple past and past participle put some timber on)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To put on weight; to become more heavy or obese.
    • Most of us will probably go on to have boring jobs but one day I'm probably gonna have me own company and you'll go on Facebook and tell people ya went to school with me. I'll message ya back and I'll say 'yeah I went t' school with ya and din't we have a great time', whilst all along I'll be...2015, Keith Lemon, Keith Lemon's Big One

Questions about putting some timber on

What is putting some timber on the present participle and gerund of?
Putting some timber on is the present participle and gerund of put some timber on.

Words near putting some timber on in the dictionary

  1. putting paid to
  2. putting past
  3. putting pen to paper
  4. putting round
  5. putting salt on someone's tail
  6. putting some timber on
  7. putting someone hip
  8. putting someone in a box
  9. putting someone in a false position
  10. putting someone in hospital
  11. putting someone in mind of

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