lards
Adds cooking fat
Lards is the verb form of lard, meaning to insert strips of fat into lean meat before cooking to keep it moist: She lards the roast with bacon.
Figuratively, to lard is to embellish or pad with excessive additions: He lards his speeches with unnecessary quotations.
The noun lard is rendered pig fat used in cooking.
Interpretive depiction or performance
frying · basting · shortening · drippings · schmaltz · confit · pan-fry · sauteing
Apply oil to reduce friction
- coatOuter garment or layer
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- smearSpread or defame
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
slather · spread · glisten · film · residue · sheen · slippery · glide
Material for cushioning
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
ornament · stuffing · bloat · inflate · bulk up · pad out · overload · excess
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
grease · frying · basting · shortening · drippings · schmaltz · confit · pan-fry · sauteing · baking
lubricate
Apply oil to reduce friction
oil · slather · spread · glisten · film · residue · sheen · slippery · glide
padding
Material for cushioning
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
elaboration · ornament · stuffing · bloat · inflate · bulk up · pad out · overload · excess · verbosity