- fatten out
- verbmake fat or plump-
We will plump out that poor starving child
• Syn:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fatten out
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fatten up — verb make fat or plump We will plump out that poor starving child • Syn: ↑fatten, ↑fat, ↑flesh out, ↑fill out, ↑plump, ↑plump out, ↑fatten out … Useful english dictionary
fatten — [v] grow or make bigger; nourish augment, bloat, broaden, build up, coarsen, cram, distend, expand, feed, fill, gain weight, increase, overfeed, plump, put flesh on*, put on weight, round out, spread, stuff, swell, thicken, thrive, wax; concepts… … New thesaurus
fatten — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
fatten — 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 … Thesaurus of popular words
fatten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. feed, flesh out; enrich, increase. See expansion, food, prosperity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grow fat] Syn. expand, swell, fill out, gain weight; see grow 1 . 2. [To make fat] Syn. feed, stuff,… … English dictionary for students
flesh out — verb 1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation • Syn: ↑elaborate, ↑lucubrate, ↑expatiate, ↑exposit, ↑enlarge, ↑expand,… … Useful english dictionary
fill out — verb 1. write all the required information onto a form (Freq. 5) fill out this questionnaire, please! make out a form • Syn: ↑complete, ↑fill in, ↑make out • Entailment: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plump out — verb 1. depart suddenly He plumped out of the house • Hypernyms: ↑depart, ↑take leave, ↑quit • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. make fat or plump We will plump … Useful english dictionary
fill out — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accomplish, add to, adhere to, administer, admit, aggrandize, amplify, assimilate, augment, balloon, bloat, book, boost, bring to completion, bring to fruition, broaden, build, build up, bulk, calendar, carry … Moby Thesaurus
flesh out — 1) he really fleshed out for his latest movie role Syn: put on weight, gain weight, get heavier, grow fat/fatter, fatten up, get fat, fill out 2) the story line should be fleshed out a bit Syn: expand (on), elaborate on, add to, buil … Thesaurus of popular words
