fatten
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n 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 (ˈfætən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter |
| 2. | (tr) to cause (an animal or fowl) to become fat by feeding it |
| 3. | (tr) to make fuller or richer |
| 4. | (tr) to enrich (soil) by adding fertilizing agents |
| 'fattenable | |
| —adj | |
| 'fattener | |
| —n | |
| 'fattening | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Trout in these lakes and reservoirs fatten-up on alewives and grow to a much larger size than their stream dwelling counterparts.
In the fall, they feed voraciously to fatten up for the winter.
In the fall, they not only cache food, but also fatten themselves up to better survive the winter.
Marauding gangs are grabbing tracts of land to fatten their electoral rolls.
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