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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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]

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   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:

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   Fat is a soft, solid, or semisolid organic compound that is an ester of glycerol and fatty acids. It is present in animal and plant tissues, and has various uses and meanings in different contexts.

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