fatten
11fatten up — PHRASAL VERB To fatten up an animal or person means to make them fatter, by forcing or encouraging them to eat more food. → See also fatten 2) [V P n (not pron)] They fattened up ducks and geese... [V n P] You re too skinny we ll have to fatten… …
12fatten — UK [ˈfæt(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms fatten : present tense I/you/we/they fatten he/she/it fattens present participle fattening past tense fattened past participle fattened 1) to make an animal fat so that it will be nicer to eat 2) to …
13fatten — fattenable, adj. fattener, n. /fat n/, v.t. 1. to make fat. 2. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter. 3. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one s pocketbook. 4. Cards. a. Poker. to increase the number of chips in (a pot). b.… …
14fatten — verb a) To become fatter If we give it a bit more sugar, well see him slowly fatten. b) To cause to be fatter We must fatten the turkey in time for Thanksgiving …
15fatten up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fatten up : present tense I/you/we/they fatten up he/she/it fattens up present participle fattening up past tense fattened up past participle fattened up to make a person or animal fatter He could do with… …
16fatten — verb Fatten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pig …
17fatten — Synonyms and related words: acculturate, add to, advance, aggrandize, aliment, ameliorate, amend, amplify, augment, batten, become overweight, better, bloom, blossom, boom, boost, breast feed, breed, bring forward, broaden, build, build up,… …
18fatten — fat|ten [ fætn ] verb transitive 1. ) to make an animal fat so that it will be nicer to eat 2. ) to make an amount of money larger or make a company s value increase ,fatten up phrasal verb transitive to make a person or animal fatter: He could… …
19fatten — verb (I, T) to make an animal become fatter so that it is ready to eat, or to become fat and ready to eat fatten sb/sth up phrasal verb (T) often humorous to make a person or animal fatter: He s too thin you ought to try fattening him up a bit …
20fatten — verb 1) fattening livestock Syn: make fat/fatter, feed (up), build up 2) we re sending her home to fatten up Syn: put on weight, gain weight, get heavier, grow fatter, fill out Ant …
