add to the list

English

Verb

add to the list (third-person singular simple present adds to the list, present participle adding to the list, simple past and past participle added to the list)

  1. (transitive, slang, dated, horse racing) To geld (a horse).
    Sabinus has been added to the list.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see add, list.
  3. (transitive) To consider as an additional example to an expansive list.
    • 2014 April 11, “Brice honored for pioneering progress in Phoenix”, in LISC:
      She’s a persuasive partner. She understands what communities need because she listens to the people who live there. She drives impact. They can now add "Lifetime Achievement Award winner" to the list.

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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