lard
verb
\ ˈlärd
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larded;
larding;
lards
Definition of lard
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (such as strips of fat)
b
: to cover or soil with grease
2
: to augment or intersperse especially with something superfluous or excessive
the book is larded with subplots
3
obsolete
: to make rich with or as if with fat
lard
nounDefinition of lard (Entry 2 of 2)
: a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty pork
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Other Words from lard
Noun
lardy
\ ˈlär-dē
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of lard in a Sentence
Verb
a roast larded with baconRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
His bio, published in our program booklets that night, was larded with publicist’s overkill, as almost all bios in music are. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Mozart & Co.," 30 Aug. 2019 Jarmusch lards his script with self-referential nods that reward viewers heavily invested in their own cool, in-on-it knowingness. — Ann Hornaday, chicagotribune.com, "'The Dead Don't Die' review: Jim Jarmusch's zombie tale lumbers along," 13 June 2019 Rather than lard the list with expensive wines, as so many high-end restaurants do, Frenchette has devoted much of its lineup to the extremely reasonable $50- to $85-a-bottle range. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "A New Restaurant, Frenchette, Stands Up for Natural Wines," 19 Apr. 2018 Image From the 1830s until the eve of the Civil War, men like Henry William Herbert made a living selling adventure tales larded with wily bucks and ferocious bears. — Bruce Barcott, New York Times, "How Hunting Became a Macho Sport," 22 June 2018 Jay Longino’s screenplay lards all the hoop action and comedy with troweled-on sentimentality and even a little romance — a little in this case still being too much. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Uncle Drew,’ Kyrie dribbles, Kyrie shoots, Kyrie acts," 27 June 2018 It will get larded up with favors to win over various constituencies. — David Roberts, Vox, "Big oil and Bush-era lobbyists are teaming up to support a carbon tax," 22 June 2018 Stretched for the first time to twice its previous length despite little of substance with which to lard it, ESPN's NBA lottery program from Chicago's Palmer House hotel averaged just 2.4 million viewers. — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, "ESPN's NBA lottery hour averaged 25 percent fewer viewers than 2017's half-hour," 17 May 2018 Her finest work features distinctive European improvisers including Andrea Neumann and Christine Abdelnour, and implants microscopic gestures and refined interaction within abrasive noisescapes larded with sine tones and garbled feedback. — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, "Electronic improviser Bonnie Jones highlights community in her abstract sound practice," 17 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Pig fat residue on nearby pottery could support the idea that builders greased sledges with lard or tallow to transport the stones, a new analysis suggests. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: How pig fat built Stonehenge, inherited trauma, and an international Ebola emergency," 19 July 2019 The lard or tallow that comes from rendering the fat could provide fuel for lamps, tallow for candles, or material for conditioning leather and hides. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Did Stonehenge builders use pig grease to help slide megaliths into place?," 5 Aug. 2019 Pig fat residue on nearby pottery could support the idea that builders greased sledges with lard or tallow to transport the stones, a new analysis suggests. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: How pig fat built Stonehenge, inherited trauma, and an international Ebola emergency," 19 July 2019 Sugared lard, as great as that sounds, is on the wane, making way for sweets that are more personal, more portable and more present-day. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Couples are opting out of wedding cakes for more distinctive sweets.," 19 June 2019 Those who want to gild the lily cook it in lard in a skillet. — Michael Ruhlman, New York Times, "If It’s Sunday in Southeastern Indiana, Order the Fried Chicken," 18 June 2019 For bears, the blocks might include fish and fruit, and might have lard layered in between. — Erin Davis And Melissa Gray, CNN, "Fish popsicles, elephant hose-downs and ice blocks galore: This is how zoo animals are keeping cool during the heat wave," 21 July 2019 All hail lard, this fascinating story by Meilan Solly says. — Los Angeles Times, "Escapes: Finding the solitude and sense of freedom that vacation affords," 18 July 2019 According to Science magazine’s Eva Frederick, archaeologists previously posited that the high concentrations of lard left in bucket-sized ceramic containers at the prehistoric village resulted from elaborate feasts hosted by Stonehenge’s builders. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Did Stonehenge’s Builders Use Lard to Move Its Boulders Into Place?," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for lard
lard
verb
English Language Learners Definition of lard
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to put pieces of fat onto or into (something) before cooking
lard
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of lard (Entry 2 of 2)
: a soft white substance that is made from the fat of pigs and used in cooking
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lard
noun
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Kids Definition of lard
: a soft white fat from fatty tissue of the hog
lard
noun
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Medical Definition of lard
: adeps
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