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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
- 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 Opposite
- 2. large in bulk or circumference: "a fat cigarette" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make or become fat: archaic "numbers of black cattle are fatted here"
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[ before noun ] informal UK. used in some phrases to mean very little or none: fat lot A fat lot of use you are! (= You are not useful in any way.) He knows it upsets me, but a fat lot he cares (= he doesn't care). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. fat adjective (EASY) US slang.
The meaning of FAT is notable for having an unusual amount of fat. How to use fat in a sentence.
In nutrition, biology, and chemistry, fat usually means any ester of fatty acids, or a mixture of such compounds, most commonly those that occur in living beings or in food. [1]
adjective. , fat·ter, fat·test. having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. Synonyms: pudgy, adipose, portly. Antonyms: thin. plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. Synonyms: fatty, unctuous. Antonyms: lean. profitable, as an office:
noun. us / fæt / uk / fæt /. [ U ] the substance under the skin of humans and animals that stores energy and keeps them warm: body fat. Women have a layer of subcutaneous fat (= fat under the skin), which provides them with better insulation than men. B2 [ C or U ]
1. any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water-insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids and are the chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds: used in cookery and in the manufacture of soaps and other products. 2. animal tissue containing much of this substance.
If you say that a person or animal is fat, you mean that they have a lot of flesh on their body and that they weigh too much. You usually use the word fat when you think that this is a bad thing.
