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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pack on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal, transitive) To add (fat, muscle, etc.) so as to increase mass or bulk.
    • Most strength coaches agree that to gain an inch on your arms, you have to pack on at least 10 pounds of body mass. 2006, Joel Marion, Men's Fitness, Dec/Jan, p. 102
    • The nine males packed on so much fat their weight increased to more than 700 grams. 2010 October 21, Margaret Munro, “Dad's eating habits weigh heavily on offspring: study”, in Vancouver Sun, Canada, retrieved 13 Nov 2010:

Forms

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packed on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
packed on Tense=Past lexicographic
packing on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
packs on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

pack on the pounds