"lard up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lards up [present, singular, third-person], larding up [participle, present], larded up [participle, past], larded up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lard up (third-person singular simple present lards up, present participle larding up, simple past and past participle larded up)
  1. (transitive, literally) To prepare a food for cooking by stuffing it with fat. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-lard_up-en-verb-G7fmkJ8i Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 43 44
  2. (intransitive) To become fatter. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lard_up-en-verb-XtsXy7Km Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 12 57 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 43 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 58 31
  3. (transitive, figurative) To add enticements to (something) to gain support for it. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-lard_up-en-verb-FuuxD8mz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 43 44

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, literally) To prepare a food for cooking by stuffing it with fat."
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        "(intransitive) To become fatter."
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