Fatten up

Verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.VerbTo cause to gain weight by means of feeding.

"My cat looks underweight, so I'll fatten him up with higher-calorie cat food.; I visited my mother for a month, and she managed to fatten me up 20 pounds."

2.VerbTo become fat or fatter by gaining weight.

3.VerbTo make bigger; to expand.

Synonyms

fatten fat plump flesh out fill out fatten out plump out bulk up gain put on the pounds batten feed up

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