lard up

verb

To prepare a food for cooking by stuffing it with fat.

“Lard up the meat before cooking it.”

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Meanings

verblard up (third-person singular simple present lards up, present participle larding up, simple past and past participle larded up)

present singular third person lards up · participle present larding up · participle past larded up · past larded up

  1. literallytransitiveTo prepare a food for cooking by stuffing it with fat.

    Lard up the meat before cooking it.

  2. intransitiveTo become fatter.

    She's been larding up since Christmas.

  3. figurativelytransitiveTo add enticements to (something) to gain support for it.

    The policy has been larded up to appeal to the leaders.

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APA

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Chicago

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