to chub
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9.1
- verb
- /tʃʌb/
- Informal
:
ponerse gordito
- The puppy quickly chubbed up after being adopted into a loving home.
Examples
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Don't chub the cat too much!
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During the winter months, many people tend to chub because they enjoy comfort food.
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After the holidays, he realized he had chubbed up a little from all the treats.
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She chubbed out during her first year at college because of late-night snacks.
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She chubbed out quickly!
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If you keep eating snacks like that, you will chub up quickly.
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She started to chub after she began her new job, where she was surrounded by treats.
Synonyms
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2.2
To make an animal gain weight and a sauce taste richer by giving more or richer food
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2.3
To give extra food so a person or animal gains weight
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7.7
To make someone gain body weight
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3.8
To make someone or something fuller and rounder
To make someone or something rounder and fuller
Antonyms
Compounds
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6.2
A small fish found in oceans around the world that people often eat grilled or canned
A fish that swims in large groups near coral reefs in the Indian and western Pacific oceans
How Plump
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2.2
- Informal
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9.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb chub comes from the word chubby, which means 'plump' or 'round', so to chub is to become a little fatter.