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Meanings of put on weight in English

To become fatter, heavier.

Usage of put on weight in English
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Patients often stop taking medication if they start to put on weight.
Reuters
2
She had persistent sugar cravings which caused her to put on weight.
News.com.au
3
He'd put on weight in the gut and his eyes were bloodshot.
Cold springs
4
She's put on weight,' he said, stepping back and taking a better look.
Lockdown
5
He's put on weight in the few years since I saw him last.
Wastelands
6
He drank far too much, had put on weight and suffered from dropsy.
The Guardian
7
I try to put on weight in the form of muscle.
My Fight/Your Fight
8
She says there are many reasons why people put on weight.
The Guardian
9
Women and men naturally put on weight as they age, which is fine.
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10
Cass didn't particularly like to drink because he put on weight too easily.
Ancient shores
11
He had no trouble understanding how Bill had put on weight.
American empire: blood and iron
12
Around the time he started secondary school, Spall put on weight.
The Guardian
13
A physique that can easily put on weight and has done.
Radio NZ
14
The gun put on weight: five pounds, ten pounds, what felt like twenty-five.
Doctor Sleep
15
She had put on weight and knew that it suited her.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
16
Unlike many climbers, he doesn't put on weight in readiness for an expedition.
The Guardian
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