fat
17 ENTRIES FOUND:
fatter;
fattest
fatter;
fattest
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAT
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having a lot of extra flesh on your body
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having a lot of body fat
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opposite 1thin
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The dog is getting fat because you feed him too much.
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a cute, fat baby
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I can't believe I've let myself get so fat.
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a movie that has a lot of fat jokes [=jokes about fat people]
◊ Fat can be an insulting word when it is used to describe a person.
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She called him a big, fat slob.
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She's gotten really fat. [=(more politely) big, heavy]
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having a full, rounded form
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a fat belly
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a fat, juicy peach
◊ A fat lip is a lip that is swollen because of injury, especially from being punched.
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He threatened to give me a fat lip. [=he threatened to punch me]
3
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unusually wide or thick
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a fat book of poems
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a fat envelope
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a truck with fat tires
4
informal
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containing, providing, or costing a large amount of money
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a fat bank account
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He signed a fat contract.
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The company offered her a fat salary.
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a fat check [=a check for a large amount of money]
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He had to pay a fat [=big] fine.
5
informal + disapproving
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successful or wealthy
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The company grew fat on profits during the war.
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baseball
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easy to hit
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a fat pitch right down the middle of the plate
big fat
— used for emphasis
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That's a big fat lie!
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Come here and give me a big fat kiss.
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He came home with a big fat F [=a failing grade] on his report card.
fat chance
it ain't over until/till the fat lady sings
— fatness
noun [noncount]
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fat
/ˈfæt/
noun
plural
fats
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fat
/ˈfæt/
noun
plural
fats
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAT
1
[noncount]
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the soft flesh on the bodies of people and animals that helps keep the body warm and is used to store energy
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see also baby fat
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people with excess body fat
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a diet and exercise program to help you gain muscle and lose fat
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exercises that burn fat = fat-burning exercises [=exercises that make your body use the fat it has stored]
2
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an oily solid or liquid substance in food
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see also deep fat
[noncount]
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Nuts contain a lot of fat.
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milk/bacon fat
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Trim the fat from the meat before you cook it.
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foods that are high in fat = foods with a high fat content
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reducing dietary fat
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a diet low in fat [=a low-fat diet]
[count]
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a diet low in fats
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saturated fats
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fats like butter and olive oil
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[noncount]
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an amount that is more than what is usual or needed
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excess
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trim the fat off/from the budget
chew the fat
live off/on the fat of the land
◊ To live off/on the fat of the land is to live very well, enjoying the best things that are available without having to work hard to get those things.
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They retired several years ago and have been living on the fat of the land ever since.
