n.
Pronunciation: ' lärd
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 a : to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (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 lard ed with subplots>
3 obsolete : to make rich with or as if with fat