lard

Meanings

Noun

  • Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
  • Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
  • Excess fat on a person or animal.

Verb

  • To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
  • To smear with fat or lard.
  • To garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing.
  • To fatten; to enrich.
  • To grow fat.
  • To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.

Origin

  • From Middle English lard, from Old French lard ("bacon"), from Latin lārdum, lāridum.
  • From Middle English larden, from Old French larder and Medieval Latin lārdō.

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.