fat
/fæt/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Having an (over)abundance of flesh; plump: Describes a person or animal with a large amount of body tissue, often implying excess weight.
- Containing or composed of fat: Describes food or substances that have a high proportion of fatty tissue or lipids.
- Large, thick, or substantial: Describes an object that is broad or has a relatively large diameter.
- Rich, fertile, or productive: Describes land or soil that is highly fruitful.
- Lucrative or profitable: Describes a job, contract, or situation that provides substantial financial gain.
Noun:
- A natural oily or greasy substance in bodies: A kind of body tissue (adipose tissue) that stores energy, cushions organs, and insulates the body.
- Excess bodily weight: The condition of having too much of this bodily tissue.
- A soft greasy substance in organic tissue: The general substance consisting of a mixture of lipids.
Verb:
- To make fat or plump: To cause a person or animal to gain weight and become fatter.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- He hadn't remembered how fat she was.
- Pizza is considered fatty food.
- He used a fat rope to secure the boat.
- They bought a piece of fat, fertile farmland.
- She was offered a fat contract with a large signing bonus.
Noun:
- Excess fat can be a risk to your health.
- Whales have a thick layer of blubber, which is a type of fat, for insulation.
- The recipe calls for two tablespoons of animal fat.
Verb (less common):
- In the past, geese were fatted up for foie gras.
Advanced Usage
"A fat chance" (idiom, ironic): Used to say that something is very unlikely to happen.
- You think he'll apologize? A fat chance!
"A fat lot of good" (idiom, ironic): Used to say that something is of very little use or help.
- Your advice was a fat lot of good when the computer crashed.
"The fat is in the fire" (idiom): Said when a serious action has been taken that will certainly cause trouble or anger.
- Now that the secret is out, the fat is in the fire.
"Live off the fat of the land" (idiom): To live in luxury, enjoying the best things available.
- After his success, he was able to live off the fat of the land.
Variants and Related Words
- Fatty (adj): Containing a lot of fat.
- Avoid fatty meats.
- Fatten (v): To make or become fat.
- The farmer will fatten the pigs before market.
- Fatness (n): The state or quality of being fat.
- She was concerned about her fatness.
- Fat-free (adj): Containing no fat.
- She prefers fat-free yogurt.
Synonyms
- Adjective (for people/animals): Plump, overweight, corpulent, chubby, obese.
- Adjective (for substances): Greasy, oily, fatty.
- Adjective (for profit): Lucrative, profitable, remunerative.
- Noun: Adipose tissue, blubber, lard, suet.
Antonyms
- Adjective (for people/animals): Thin, skinny, slender, lean.
- Adjective (for substances): Lean, nonfat, fat-free.
- Adjective (for profit): Unprofitable, lean.
Phrasal Verbs
- Fat up (v): To make an animal fatter by feeding it a lot.
- They fatted up the turkey for Thanksgiving.
Adjective
- marked by great fruitfulness
- fertile farmland
- a fat land
- a productive vineyard
- rich soil
- lucrative
- a juicy contract
- a nice fat job
- containing or composed of fat
- fatty food
- fat tissue
- having a relatively large diameter
- a fat rope
- having an (over)abundance of flesh
- he hadn't remembered how fat she was
Noun
- excess bodily weight
- she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- pizza has too much fat
Verb
- make fat or plump
- We will plump out that poor starving child