brawn
brawn · brawns · brawned · brawning
Make fat, especially of a boarMake fat, especially of a boar.
UK/bɹɔːn/US/bɹɔn/
» Tom is all brawn and no brain.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)Make fat, especially of a boar.
(intransitive)Become fat, especially of a boar.
Examples
5 sentencesTom is all brawn and no brain.
She provides the brains and he provides the brawn.
What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn.
What's better, brains or brawn?
Tom's perfect. He's got the brains and the brawn.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English brawne, from Old French braon (“slice of meat, fleshy part, buttock”),From Middle English brawne, from Old French braon (“slice of meat, fleshy part, buttock”), from Frankish *brādon, *brādan, oblique forms of *brādō (“roasted meat, ham”), from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (“meat, roast”), of uncertain further origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“to burn, heat”).
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Forms
brawns, brawning, brawned, brawnedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbrawner
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle