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   fat

   /fat/

   noun

   • 1. a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs: "whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat" Similar fatty tissuefat cellsblubberadipose tissue
   • ▪ a fatty substance made from animal or plant products, used in cooking: "sizzling fat" Similar cooking oilanimal fatvegetable fatgreaselardsuetbuttermargarine
   • ▪ the presence of excess fat in a person or animal: "he was a tall man, running to fat" Similar fatnessplumpnessstoutnessheavinesschubbinesstubbinessportlinessrotunditypodginessflabbinessbulkexcessive weightobesitycorpulencegrossnesspaunchpot bellybeer bellybeer gutinformal:flabblubberbeefOpposite thinness
   • 2. any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat: "some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh: "the driver was a fat wheezing man" Similar plumpstoutoverweightheavylargesolidchubbyportlyrotundflabbypaunchypot-belliedbeer-bellieddumpymeatybroad in the beamof ample proportionsFalstaffianbuxomobesemorbidly obesecorpulentbloatedgrossgargantuanelephantinefleshyinformal:tubbyroly-polybeefyporkyblubberypoddychunkywell paddedwell coveredwell upholsteredpodgyfubsylard-arsedliterary:sonsyrare:pursyabdominousOpposite thinskinny
   • ▪ (of an animal bred for food) made plump for slaughter.
   • ▪ containing much fat: "fat bacon" Similar fattygreasyoilyoleaginousunctuousformal:pinguidadiposesebaceousOpposite lean
   • ▪ (of coal) containing a high proportion of volatile oils.
   • 2. large in bulk or circumference: "a fat cigarette" Similar thickbigchunkysubstantialextendedlongOpposite thin
   • ▪ (especially in the context of financial reward) substantial: informal "a fat profit" Similar largesubstantialconsiderablesizeablegeneroushandsomeampleexcellentgoodcompetitiveOpposite small
   • ▪ used ironically to express the belief that something is unlikely or does not exist: informal "fat chance she had of influencing Guy's decisions" Similar very littlenot muchminimalhardly anyOpposite good

   verb

   • 1. make or become fat: archaic "numbers of black cattle are fatted here"

   Word Origin Old Englishfǣtt ‘well fed, plump’, also ‘fatty, oily’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vet and German feist.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fatless adjective
   • 2. fatly adverb
   • 3. fattish adjective

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