fatten sb/sth up
— phrasal verb with fatten uk/ˈfæt.ən/us/ˈfæt̬.ən/verb
to give an animal or a thin person a lot of food so that they become fatter:
These cattle are being fattened up for slaughter.
humorous You're just trying to fatten me up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving food to people & animals
- bottle-feed
- breastfeed
- fatted
- fed
- feed
- feed sb/sth up
- force-feed
- nourish
- nurse
- nursing
- spoon
- spoon-feed
- tube feeding
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Animal physiology: fat or well-built