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verb (used with object)
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.
Pinochle. to play a card that scores high on (a trick) expected to be taken by a partner.
verb (used without object)
5.
to grow fat.
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Fatten
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