put on the pounds

verb

To gain weight; to put on weight.

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Meanings

verbput on the pounds (third-person singular simple present puts on the pounds, present participle putting on the pounds, simple past and past participle put on the pounds)

present singular third person puts on the pounds · participle present putting on the pounds

  1. To gain weight; to put on weight.
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