lard

lard

noun

Rendered pig fat, traditionally used in cooking and baking for flavour and texture.

"She used lard for the pie crust."

verb

To enrich or insert strips of fat into meat before cooking to add moisture.

"He larded the lean joint."

verb

To excessively embellish or fill something with unnecessary or superfluous elements.

"Don't lard your speech with jargon."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: dramatise, aggrandise, blow up, pad, aggrandize, dramatize, embellish, embroider