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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lard up en · VERB

Meanings

  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.

Forms

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lards up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
larded up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
larded up Tense=Past lexicographic
larding up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic