Definitions for flesh out
flesh out

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten upverb

   make fat or plump

   "We will plump out that poor starving child"

2. elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilateverb

   add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

   "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

3. round, flesh out, fill outverb

   become round, plump, or shapely

   "The young woman is fleshing out"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flesh outverb

   to complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Clarify
   • Gain

How to pronounce flesh out?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say flesh out in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flesh out in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flesh out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of flesh out in a Sentence

1. President Cabrera:

   We are meeting with faculty regularly to plan best modes of instruction, faculty members are also helping flesh out other aspects of the return to campus. In addition, we are closely following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Georgia Department of Public Health and the Governor's Coronavirus Task Force.

2. John Kirby:

   It is not unusual -- and frankly it can be quite beneficial -- to advancing American interests for the spouse of a cabinet secretary to occasionally travel with him or her. The spouse often engages in separate encounters during such trips meeting with local officials and participating in cultural or educational engagements that flesh out and help inform America's foreign policy.

3. The Atlantic Molly Ball:

   They've got to actually pass the funding bills, to flesh out this budget deal, they've got to pass a highway bill, so pretty soon we're going see whether Paul Ryan gets any sort of honeymoon from the House conservatives, and whether Paul Ryan actually stands a chance of managing the chaos over there any better than Paul Ryan predecessor did.

4. Jane Greer:

   Texting is precarious for a lot of people in relationships because it’s hard to flesh out our genuine expressions, when one person is less interactive, the expectation is not matched by the reality for the other, and this can lead to disappointment and a feeling of disconnection.

5. Stuart Culverhouse:

   That said, if the exit polls are confirmed in the official vote count, we would expect Zelenskiy to be put under greater pressure in the run-up to the second round to flesh out his policy agenda.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flesh out
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flesh_Out