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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pork up en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (of a person, slang) To grow fat.
  2. (transitive) To increase the weight of (one or more pigs).
  3. (US, idiomatic) To add spending, especially targeted spending, to legislation in order to get votes for it (see pork-barrel).

Forms

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porked up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
porked up Tense=Past lexicographic
porking up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
porks up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic