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fat
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fat  (ft)
n.
1.
a. The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
b. Any of various soft, solid, or semisolid organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups.
c. A mixture of such compounds occurring widely in organic tissue, especially in the adipose tissue of animals and in the seeds, nuts, and fruits of plants.
d. Animal tissue containing such substances.
e. A solidified animal or vegetable oil.
2. Obesity; corpulence.
3. The best or richest part: living off the fat of the land.
4. Unnecessary excess: "would drain the appropriation's fat without cutting into education's muscle" New York Times.
adj. fat·ter, fat·test
1. Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
2. Full of fat or oil; greasy.
3. Abounding in desirable elements.
4. Fertile or productive; rich: "It was a fine, green, fat landscape" Robert Louis Stevenson.
5. Having an abundance or amplitude; well-stocked: a fat larder.
6.
a. Yielding profit or plenty; lucrative or rewarding: a fat promotion.
b. Prosperous; wealthy: grew fat on illegal profits.
7.
a. Thick; large: a fat book.
b. Puffed up; swollen: a fat lip.
tr. & intr.v. fat·ted, fat·ting, fats
To make or become fat; fatten.
Idioms:
a fat lot Slang
Very little or none at all: a fat lot of good it will do him.
fat chance Slang
Very little or no chance.

[Middle English, from Old English ftt, fatted; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

fatly adv.
fatness n.
Synonyms: fat, obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump1, chubby
These adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh. Fat implies excessive weight and generally has negative connotations: was getting fat and decided to exercise.
Obese and corpulent imply gross overweight: "a woman of robust frame . . . though stout, not obese" Charlotte Brontë. The dancer was corpulent but surprisingly graceful.
Fleshy implies a not necessarily excessive abundance of flesh: firm, fleshy arms.
Portly refers to bulk combined with a stately or imposing bearing: "a portly, rubicund man of middle age" Winston Churchill.
Stout denotes a thickset, bulky figure: a painting of stout peasants.
Pudgy means short and fat: pudgy fingers.
Rotund suggests roundness of figure, often in a squat person: "this pink-faced rotund specimen of prosperity" George Eliot.
Plump and chubby apply to a pleasing fullness of figure: a plump little toddler; chubby cheeks.

fat
Adjective
[fatter, fattest]
1. having more flesh on the body than is thought necessary or desirable; overweight
2. (of meat) containing a lot of fat
3. thick or wide: his obligatory fat cigar
4. profitable or productive: fat years for the farmers are few and far between
5. a fat chance Slang unlikely to happen
6. a fat lot of good Slang not at all good or useful
Noun
1. extra or unwanted flesh on the body
2. a greasy or oily substance obtained from animals or plants and used in cooking
3. the fat is in the fire an action has been taken from which disastrous consequences are expected
4. the fat of the land the best that is obtainable [Old English fætt crammed]
fatless adj
fatness n

fat  (ft)
Any of a large number of oily compounds that are widely found in plant and animal tissues and serve mainly as a reserve source of energy. In mammals, fat, or adipose tissue, is deposited beneath the skin and around the internal organs, where it also protects and insulates against heat loss. Fat is a necessary, efficient source of energy. An ounce of fat contains more than twice as much stored energy as does an ounce of protein or carbohydrates and is digested more slowly, resulting in the sensation of satiety after eating. It also enhances the taste, aroma, and texture of food. Fats are made chiefly of triglycerides, each molecule of which contains three fatty acids. Dietary fat supplies humans with essential fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid. Fat also regulates cholesterol metabolism and is a precursor of prostaglandins. See more at saturated fatunsaturated fat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fatfat - a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
adipose cell, fat cell - cells composed of fat
edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
animal fat - any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"
cocoa butter - a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
leaf fat, leaf lard - fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
acylglycerol, glyceride - an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
triglyceride - glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
medulla, myelin, myeline - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
polyunsaturated fat - a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
2.fatfat - 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"
animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
flab - loose or flaccid body fat
atheroma - a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow
cellulite - lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.
puppy fat - fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence
mons, mons pubis, mons veneris - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
paunch, belly - a protruding abdomen
love handle, spare tire - excess fat around the waistline
3.fatfat - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
bodily property - an attribute of the body
adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness - having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
abdominousness, paunchiness - the bodily property of a protruding belly
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness - consisting of or covered with oil
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity - more than average fatness
steatopygia - an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
Verb1.fat - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.1.fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
endomorphic, pyknic - having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke"
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
2.fat - having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
3.fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
4.fat - lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
5.fat - marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

fat
noun 1. fatness, flesh, bulk, obesity, cellulite, weight problem, flab, blubber, paunch, fatty tissue, adipose tissue, corpulence, beef (informal)
adjective 2. overweight, large, heavy, plump, gross, stout, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal) tubby, portly, roly-poly, rotund, podgy, corpulent, elephantine, broad in the beam (informal) solid << OPPOSITE thin
adjective 4. fatty, greasy, lipid, adipose, oleaginous, suety, oily << OPPOSITE lean a fat chance (Slang) no chance, (a) slim chance, very little chance, not much chance
Translations

fat [fæt] adjgordo; [meat] → con mucha grasa (= greasy); grasiento
ngrasa;
(on person) → carnes fpl (= lard); manteca;
to live off the fat of the land → vivir a cuerpo de rey
fat [fæt] adjgros(se)
ngraisse f;
(on meat) → gras m;
(for cooking) → matière grasse;
to live off the fat of the land → vivre grassement
fat [fæt] adjdick;
(person) → dick, fett (pej);
(animal) → fett;
(profit) → üppig
nFett nt;
that's a fat lot of use (inf) → das hilft herzlich wenig;
to live off the fat of the land → wie Gott in Frankreich or wie die Made im Speck leben
fat [fæt] adjgrasso/a
ngrasso;
to live off the fat of the land → vivere nel lusso, avere ogni ben di Dio

fat
n fat [fӕt]
1 an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants This meat has got a lot of fat on it. vet دُهْن، دَسَم мазнина tuk fedt das Fett λίπος grasa rasv چربی rasva gras שוּמָן चर्बी mast, ulje zsír lemak fita grasso 脂肪 지방 riebalai tauki; speķis lemak vet fett tłuszcz gordura grăsime жир tuk maščoba masnoća fett ไขมัน yağ 脂肪 сало حیوانی چربی اور کچھ نباتات سے بنایا جانے والا تیل mỡ; chất béo
2 a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking There are several good cooking fats on the market. vet مادّه دُهْنِيَه мас tuk fedtstof das Fett λίπος manteca, grasa rasv چربی؛ دمبه rasva matière grasse שֶׁמֶן पकाने के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाली चर्बी vrsta ulja zsiradék lemak feiti grasso 料理用の油 식용유 riebalai tauki lemak vet matfett tłuszcz gordura grăsime кулинарный жир (pokrmový) tuk mast mast []fett ไขมัน; น้ำมัน yağ 油脂 жир کھانا پکانے میں استعمال کیا جانے والا تیل dầu; mỡ ăn
adj
1 having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape He was a very fat child. vet سَمين дебел tlustý fed; tyk fett παχύς gordo paks چاق lihava gros שָׁמֵן मोटा debeo, pretio kövér gemuk feitur grasso 太った 뚱뚱한, 비만한 riebus, storas tukls; resns; trekns gemuk dik fet utuczony, tłusty gordo gras жирный; толстый, упитанный tučný, obézny debel debeo fet, tjock อ้วน şişman 肥胖的 товстий; гладкий موٹا béo mập
2 large or abundant Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all) groot مُرْبِح، مُكْسِب голям tučný fed; møg fett; A fat lot-herzlich wenig μπόλικος, άφθονος sustancioso rikkalik بسیار runsas gros מַמַש הַרבֵּה भरपूर या बड़ा obilan, velik bőséges berlimpah feitur; arðvænlegur grande 豊富な 큰, 많은 didžiulis Tas nekam neder! berlimpah groot stor, rikelig duży, spory grande mare большой veľký, hojný masten obilan stor, fet ใหญ่; ท่วมท้น büyük, bol 巨大的 вигідний, прибутковий شحیم nhiều về số lượng; giá trị
n ˈfatness
vetheid, gesetheid سُمْنَه дебелина tloušťka, tučnost fedme die Fettigkeit πάχος gordura priskus چاقی lihavuus embonpoint פּוֹרִיוּת मोटापन pretilost, debljina kövérség kegemukan gildleiki, feitlagni grassezza 肥満 비만, 많음 riebumas tuklums; resnums kegemukan dikte fedme tłustość gordura corpolenţă полнота tučnota mastnost debljina fetma ความอ้วน şişmanlık 油脂,肥胖 жирність مٹاپا sự béo; sự màu mỡ
v ˈfatten
(often with up) to make or become fat They are fattening up a turkey to eat at Christmas. vetmaak يُسَمِّن угоявам vykrmovat; ztloustnout opfede mästen παχαίνω engordar nuumama, rasva minema چاق کردن؛ چاق شدن lihottaa, lihoa engraisser לְפָטֵם मोटा करना debljati se, toviti (se) (meg)hizlal menggemukkan fita ingrassare 太らせる 살찌다; 살찌우다 penėti uzbaroties; nobarot (lopus, putnus) menggemukkan mesten gjø, fete opp, bli fet, legge seg tuczyć engordar a (se) îngrăşa откармливать(ся) vykŕmiť rediti (se) udebljati bli fet, göda ทำให้อ้วน şişmanla(t)mak 養肥 відгодовувати; гладшати موٹا کرنا یا ہونا vỗ béo
adj ˈfatty
containing, or like, fat This meat is very fatty. vetterig دُهْنـي мазен tučný, tlustý fed; fedtholdig fettig λιπαρός graso rasvane پرچربی rasvainen gras שָׁמֵן मोटा व्यक्ति tust, mastan zsíros berlemak fitugur grasso 脂肪の多い 기름기가 많은 riebus tauks; taukains berlemak vet fet; fettholdig tłusty, tłuszczowy gordo gras жирный tučný, mastný masten mastan fet, fetthaltig ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยไขมัน yağlı 油膩的,多脂肪的 відгодований, жирний چربی دار như mỡ; có nhiều mỡ 肪的
n ˈfattiness
vetterigheid سَمْنَه، إحتواء على الدُّهن мазност tloušťka, tučnost fedtholdighed die Fettigkeit λιπαρότητα grasa rasvasus چربی rasvaisuus graisse שוּמָנִיוּת मोटापा ugojenost, utovljenost zsírosság kegemukan feiti, fita grassezza 脂っこさ 기름기가 많음 riebumas resnums; tuklums penuh lemak vettigheid fettholdighet, fedme otłuszczenie gordura grăsime жирность tučnosť, tučnota mastnost masnoća fett, fetma ภาวะที่เต็มไปด้วยไขมัน yağlılık, şişmanlık 脂肪 гладкість فرہبی sự mỡ màng
n ˈfat-head
a stupid person. domkop, stommerik, uilskuiken غَبي، أحْمَق дебелоглав zabedněnec, tupec tykhoved der Dummkopf χοντροκέφαλος estúpido, imbécil tainapea آدم احمق ääliö imbécile טֶמבֵּל बेवकूफ glupan ostoba orang bodoh auli, bjáni zuccone うすのろ 바보, 얼간이 bukagalvis biezpauris bodoh stomkop tosk, kjøtthue tępak convencido/tolo, palerma cap-pătrat олух, болван tupec bedak glupak tjockskalle คนโง่ et kafalı kimse, odun kafalı biri 呆子 бовдур احمق شخص người đần độn


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