lihoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- batten noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
- brawn noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
- fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
- lard noun Soft white fat from a pig, rendered down and used in cooking or baking.
Senses
lihoa is used for these senses in English:
- batten (figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
- batten To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up. [from late 16th c.]
- brawn (intransitive) Become fat, especially of a boar.
- fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
- fatten (intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
- fill out (intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
- lard (obsolete, intransitive) To grow fat.
- put on weight To experience a weight gain, to increase in weight.
batten — full definition
- noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
- verb To fasten or secure something firmly, typically with battens — especially in the phrase "batten down."
- verb Followed by "on": to grow fat or prosper, often at someone else's expense.
brawn — full definition
- noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
- noun (British) A cold cooked dish made from pieces of meat from a pig or calf's head, set in jelly.