Definitions

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  • adjective That which causes weight gain; usually high calorie food with relatively little nutritive value.
  • verb present participle of fatten.

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  • adjective subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter

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Examples

  • It is what we call fattening up the frog to feed the snake.

    How to Duck a Suckah Big Boom 2008

  • It's because I don't want to spend four -- or eight -- years fattening up Rush Limbaugh's portfolio, or just plain fattening up Ann Coulter.

    Sunday Reading 2007

  • Then the milk was all made up into butter and cheese at home, while not all that which is not consumed in fattening calves for the city markets is, in most localities, taken to the railroad stations to be shipped on the milk train, or to the nearest of the cheese and butter factories which are distributed through the township.

    Living in Dryden: Dryden in the Gilded Age 2004

  • Then the milk was all made up into butter and cheese at home, while not all that which is not consumed in fattening calves for the city markets is, in most localities, taken to the railroad stations to be shipped on the milk train, or to the nearest of the cheese and butter factories which are distributed through the township.

    Living in Dryden: January 2004 Archives 2004

  • i definitely have to try it out. 30% less fattening is still good when you have a fried food craving.

    A (Literal) Dissection of the New Zen Burger | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

  • It is perfectly possible to slim quickly by just cutting down on all the so-called fattening foods.

    Diet Plan for Natural Fat Loss 2008

  • But speculation in moderation is no different from enjoying some so-called fattening foods in an endless bid to stay on the healthier regimen.

    Jim Cramer's Real Money James J. Cramer 2005

  • But speculation in moderation is no different from enjoying some so-called fattening foods in an endless bid to stay on the healthier regimen.

    Jim Cramer's Real Money James J. Cramer 2005

  • “I explained that the doctor said I had to gain weight, and she loved the idea of fattening me up.”

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

  • “I explained that the doctor said I had to gain weight, and she loved the idea of fattening me up.”

    The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985

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