"pack on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: packs on [present, singular, third-person], packing on [participle, present], packed on [participle, past], packed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pack on (third-person singular simple present packs on, present participle packing on, simple past and past participle packed on)
  1. (transitive, informal) To add (fat, muscle, etc.) so as to increase mass or bulk. Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Bodybuilding Derived forms: pack on the pounds

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pack on meaning in English (2.2kB)

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