"pack on the pounds" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: packs on the pounds [present, singular, third-person], packing on the pounds [participle, present], packed on the pounds [participle, past], packed on the pounds [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=pack on the pounds}} pack on the pounds (third-person singular simple present packs on the pounds, present participle packing on the pounds, simple past and past participle packed on the pounds)
  1. (colloquial) To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pack_on_the_pounds-en-verb--ltiFe8W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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