fat (fæt
)
Definitions
noun
- any of a class of naturally occurring soft greasy solids that are esters of glycerol and certain fatty acids. They are present in some plants and in the adipose tissue of animals, forming a reserve energy source, and are used in making soap and paint and in the food industry See also oil (sense 1)
- vegetable or animal tissue containing fat adiposelipoidstearic
- corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
- the best or richest part of something
- a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
- See chew the fat
- See the fat is in the fire
- See the fat of the land
adjective
Word forms: fatter, fattest
- having much or too much flesh or fat
- consisting of or containing fat; greasy ⇒
fat pork
- profitable; lucrative ⇒
a fat year
- affording great opportunities ⇒
a fat part in the play
- fertile or productive ⇒
a fat land
- thick, broad, or extended ⇒
a fat log of wood
- having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
- plentifully supplied ⇒
a fat larder
- slang empty; stupid ⇒
get this into your fat head
- slang very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc)
verb
Word forms: fats, fatting, fatted
- to make or become fat; fatten
Alternative Forms
ˈfatless adjective ˈfatˌlike adjective ˈfatly adverb ˈfatness noun ˈfattish adjectiveWord Origin
Old English fǣtt , past participle of fǣtan to cram; related to Old Norse feita , Old High German feizen to fatten; compare Gothic fētjan to adornSynonyms
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fatness,
flesh,
bulk,
obesity,
cellulite,
weight problem,
flab,
blubber,
paunch,
fatty tissue,
adipose tissue
corpulence,
beef,
=
overweight,
large,
heavy,
plump,
gross,
stout,
obese,
fleshy,
beefy,
tubby,
portly,
roly-poly,
rotund,
podgy,
corpulent,
elephantine,
broad in the beam
solid,
=
large,
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thriving,
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profitable,
productive,
lucrative,
fertile,
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cushy,
jammy,
remunerative,
Quotations
"I'm fat, but I'm thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there's a statue inside every block of stone?"
"Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out"
"Let me have men about me that are fat"
"Some people are born to fatness. Others have to get there"
"I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed"
"Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue"
Translations
- British English:
fat
A fat person has a lot of flesh on their body and weighs too much.I can eat what I like without getting fat.fæt NOUN I can eat what I like without getting fat.
- Spanish:
gordo
adj gorda
- French:
gros
adj
- German:
dick
adj
- Chinese: 肥的 adj
- Arabic: سَمِيـن adj
- Portuguese: gordo adj gorda
- Russian: толстый adj толстая
- Croatian: debeo adj debela
- Czech: tlustý adj
- Danish: fed adj
- Dutch: dik adj
- Finnish: lihava adj
- Greek: χοντρός adj χοντρή
- Italian: grasso adj grassa
- Japanese: 太った no_posp
- Korean: 살찐 adj
- Norwegian: tykk adj
- Polish: gruby adj gruba
- Brazilian Portuguese: gordo adj gorda
- European Spanish:
gordo
adj gorda
- Swedish: tjock adj tjockt
- Thai: อ้วน adj
- Turkish: şişman adj
- Vietnamese: béo adj
- British English:
fat
Fat is a substance in many foods which your body uses to produce energy....low-fat yogurts.fæt NOUN ...low-fat yogurts.
- Spanish:
grasa
nf
- French:
graisse
nf
- German:
Fett
nnt Fette
- Chinese: 脂肪 n
- Arabic: دَسَم n
- Portuguese: gordura nf
- Russian: жир nm
- Croatian: salo nnt
- Czech: tuk nm
- Danish: fedt nnt
- Dutch: vet nnt
- Finnish: rasva n
- Greek: λίπος nnt
- Italian: grasso nm
- Japanese: 脂肪 n
- Korean: 지방 n
- Norwegian: fett nnt
- Polish: sadło nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: gordura nf
- European Spanish:
grasa
nf
- Swedish: fett nnt
- Thai: ไขมัน n
- Turkish: yağ n
- Vietnamese: mỡ n
Usage examples
A fat Father Christmas was standing beside Eros singing `Jingle Bells '.
, CHAMELEON (2002)Favor a slim can (e. g., Coors Light) over a fat Heineken keg can, frosh.
Maxim (2005)You know, the killer fund category that outshines everything else out there with gloriously fat double-digit returns.
Globe and Mail (2003)Remember, I am just guessing, just chewing the breeze and shooting the fat.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Bodies demand food and rest; they grow fat ; they excrete faeces, urine and blood.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)