Synonyms and antonyms of Gaining and losing weight in British Thesaurus

fat camp (noun)

informal a place where fat children go to try to become thinner and healthier, especially during the summer holidays

fatten up ()

to make a person or animal fatter

fill out (informal)

informal if someone fills out, their body becomes less thin

lose (verb)

to become thinner and weigh less

pile on ()

if someone piles on weight, or if it piles on, their weight increases suddenly and by a large amount

plump out ()

to become fatter

put on ()

if you put on weight, you become fatter

run to fat ()

to begin to get fat because you are doing less exercise

slim down (British)

British to lose weight

stay off ()

if weight that you have lost from your body stays off, you do not become heavier again

sweat off ()

to get rid of body weight by making yourself sweat

trim down ()

to become thinner by losing weight

waste away ()

to gradually become thinner and weaker over a period of time, usually because of an illness

work off ()

if you work off something such as a feeling or some of your weight, you get rid of it by doing something that involves a lot of physical activity