| FAT abbr. file allocation table |
fat (f t)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 Idioms: To make or become fat; fatten. 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 f  tt, fatted; see pei - in Indo-European roots.]fat  ly adv.fat ness 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 [fæt]
n
1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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 [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) vegetable or animal tissue containing fat Related adjs adipose, lipoid, stearic
3. corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
4. the best or richest part of something
5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
chew the fat Slang
a. to argue over a point
b. to talk idly; gossip
the fat is in the fire an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
the fat of the land the best that is obtainable
adj fatter, fattest
1. having much or too much flesh or fat
2. (Cookery) consisting of or containing fat; greasy fat pork
3. profitable; lucrative a fat year
4. affording great opportunities a fat part in the play
5. fertile or productive a fat land
6. thick, broad, or extended a fat log of wood
7. (Chemistry) having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
8. plentifully supplied a fat larder
9. Slang empty; stupid get this into your fat head
10. Slang very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc.)
vb fats, fatting, fatted
to make or become fat; fatten
[Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; related to Old Norse feita, Old High German feizen to fatten; compare Gothic fētjan to adorn]
fatless adj
fatlike adj
fatly adv
fatness n
fattish adj
| 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
| Noun | 1. |  fat - 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 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. |  fat - 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 love handle, spare tire - excess fat around the waistline | |
| 3. |  fat - 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 steatopygia - an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks | |
| Verb | 1. | fat - make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" |
| 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" |
| 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
adjective
1. overweight, large, heavy, plump, gross, stout, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal), tubby, portly, roly-poly, rotund, podgy, corpulent, elephantine, broad in the beam (informal), solid I can eat what I like without getting fat.
overweight thin, spare, lean, slight, slim, slender, skinny, angular, gaunt, bony, scrawny, lank
overweight thin, spare, lean, slight, slim, slender, skinny, angular, gaunt, bony, scrawny, lank
2. thick, solid, substantial, bulky It was a big, fat book.
3. large, rich, substantial, thriving, flourishing, profitable, productive, lucrative, fertile, lush, prosperous, affluent, fruitful, cushy (slang), jammy (Brit. slang), remunerative They are set to make a fat profit.
large poor, scarce, barren, unproductive, unprofitable, scanty, unrewarding
large poor, scarce, barren, unproductive, unprofitable, scanty, unrewarding
noun
1. fatness, flesh, bulk, obesity, cellulite, weight problem, flab, blubber, paunch, fatty tissue, adipose tissue, corpulence, beef (informal) ways of reducing body fat
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?" [George Orwell Coming Up for Air]
"Some people are born to fatness. Others have to get there" [Les Murray]
"I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed" [Willie Dixon Built for Comfort]
"Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue" [Susie Orbach Fat is a Feminist Issue]
"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?" [George Orwell Coming Up for Air]
"Some people are born to fatness. Others have to get there" [Les Murray]
"I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed" [Willie Dixon Built for Comfort]
"Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue" [Susie Orbach Fat is a Feminist Issue]
Translations
fat [fæt]
A. ADJ (fatter (compar) (fattest (superl)))
1. (= plump) [person] → gordo; [face, cheeks, limbs] → relleno, gordo
to get fat → engordar
he grew fat on the proceeds or profits (fig) → se enriqueció con los beneficios
it's not over till the fat lady sings → mientras hay vida, hay esperanza, hasta el rabo todo es toro
to get fat → engordar
he grew fat on the proceeds or profits (fig) → se enriqueció con los beneficios
it's not over till the fat lady sings → mientras hay vida, hay esperanza, hasta el rabo todo es toro
3. (= thick) [book] → grueso
B. N (on person, in food) → grasa f; (for cooking) → manteca f
he needs to get rid of that excess fat → necesita eliminar toda esa grasa que le sobra
a short, middle-aged man, tending to fat → un hombre bajito, de mediana edad, más bien gordo
animal/vegetable fats → grasas fpl animales/vegetales
beef/chicken fat → grasa f de vaca or (Sp) ternera/de pollo
fry in deep fat → freír en aceite abundante
double cream is 48 per cent fat → la nata para montar tiene un 48 por ciento de materia grasa
now the fat's in the fire → se va a armar la gorda
to live off the fat of the land → vivir a cuerpo de rey
see also body B
he needs to get rid of that excess fat → necesita eliminar toda esa grasa que le sobra
a short, middle-aged man, tending to fat → un hombre bajito, de mediana edad, más bien gordo
animal/vegetable fats → grasas fpl animales/vegetales
beef/chicken fat → grasa f de vaca or (Sp) ternera/de pollo
fry in deep fat → freír en aceite abundante
double cream is 48 per cent fat → la nata para montar tiene un 48 por ciento de materia grasa
now the fat's in the fire → se va a armar la gorda
to live off the fat of the land → vivir a cuerpo de rey
see also body B
fat [ˈfæt]
adj
(= overweight) [person, animal] → gros(se)
to get fat → grossir
to grow fat on sth (fig) (= become rich) → s'enrichir grâce à qch
to get fat → grossir
to grow fat on sth (fig) (= become rich) → s'enrichir grâce à qch
(= big, thick) [book] → gros(se); [wallet] → bien garni(e)
(= large) [profit, fee] → gros(se)
n
(on meat) → gras m
(in diet) → matières fpl grasses
a diet high in fat → une alimentation riche en matières grasses
It's very high in fat → C'est très gras.
to live off the fat of the land → vivre grassement
see also low-fat
a diet high in fat → une alimentation riche en matières grasses
It's very high in fat → C'est très gras.
to live off the fat of the land → vivre grassement
see also low-fat
(in body) → graisse f
fat
fat:
adj (+er)
(= overweight) person, animal, stomach, arms, thighs → dick, fett (pej); to get or become fat → dick werden; to grow fat (on something) (fig, person, company, town) → (durch etw) reich werden; it’s or the show’s not over until the fat lady sings (hum inf) → das ist noch nicht das Ende
(= thick) book, pile → dick; (fig inf) profit, fee, salary → üppig, fett (inf); wallet, cheque(book) → dick; (= prosperous) year, period → fett
(= fatty) meat → fett
(inf: = stupid) can’t you get it into your fat head (that) … → hast du Idiot es denn noch immer nicht gecheckt, dass … (inf); they can’t get it into their silly fat heads that … → diesen Idioten will es nicht in den Kopf, dass … (inf) ? also fathead
(iro inf) that’s a fat lot of good or use → das bringt doch überhaupt nichts; a fat lot of good thieving did you → das Stehlen hat dir überhaupt nichts gebracht (inf); fat lot of help she was → sie war ’ne schöne Hilfe! (iro inf); fat chance! → schön wärs!; fat chance of that! → das kannst du dir abschminken! (inf)
n (Anat, Cook, Chem) → Fett nt; reduce the fat in your diet → reduzieren Sie den Fettgehalt Ihrer Ernährung; to put on fat → Speck ansetzen (inf); to run to fat → in die Breite gehen (inf); to live off the fat of the land (fig) → wie Gott in Frankreich or wie die Made im Speck leben; the fat’s in the fire (fig) → jetzt ist der Teufel los (inf)
fat:
fat-soluble
adj (Chem) → fettlöslich
fat stock
n → Mastvieh nt
fat tax
n → Fettsteuer f
fat [fæt] (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
fat [fæt] (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
1. adj (person, meat) → grasso/a; (face, cheeks) → paffuto/a; (arm, leg) → grassoccio/a; (book) → grosso/a; (wallet) → gonfio/a; (wage packet) → cospicuo/a
to get fat → ingrassare, diventare grasso/a
he grew fat on the proceeds/profits (fig) → si è arricchito con i guadagni/gli incassi
a fat lot he knows about it! (fam, iro) → che vuoi che ne sappia lui!
a fat lot of good that is! (fam, iro) → bella roba!
to get fat → ingrassare, diventare grasso/a
he grew fat on the proceeds/profits (fig) → si è arricchito con i guadagni/gli incassi
a fat lot he knows about it! (fam, iro) → che vuoi che ne sappia lui!
a fat lot of good that is! (fam, iro) → bella roba!
2. n → grasso; (Anat) → adipe m
to fry in deep fat → friggere in molto olio
to live off the fat of the land → vivere nel lusso, avere ogni ben di Dio
the fat's in the fire (fig) → adesso son guai
to fry in deep fat → friggere in molto olio
to live off the fat of the land → vivere nel lusso, avere ogni ben di Dio
the fat's in the fire (fig) → adesso son guai
fat [fæt] (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
1. adj (person, meat) → grasso/a; (face, cheeks) → paffuto/a; (arm, leg) → grassoccio/a; (book) → grosso/a; (wallet) → gonfio/a; (wage packet) → cospicuo/a
to get fat → ingrassare, diventare grasso/a
he grew fat on the proceeds/profits (fig) → si è arricchito con i guadagni/gli incassi
a fat lot he knows about it! (fam, iro) → che vuoi che ne sappia lui!
a fat lot of good that is! (fam, iro) → bella roba!
to get fat → ingrassare, diventare grasso/a
he grew fat on the proceeds/profits (fig) → si è arricchito con i guadagni/gli incassi
a fat lot he knows about it! (fam, iro) → che vuoi che ne sappia lui!
a fat lot of good that is! (fam, iro) → bella roba!
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 脂肪
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 油脂
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 肥胖的
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 많은, 풍부한 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 巨大的
n fatness
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 油脂，肥胖
v fatten
(often withup) 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 engraisser לְפָטֵם मोटा करना debljati se, toviti (se) (meg)hizlal menggemukkan fita ingrassare 太らせる 살찌우다 penėti uzbaroties; nobarot (lopus, putnus) menggemukkan mesten gjø, fete opp, bli fet, legge på 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 养肥
adj fatty
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 지방의 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 油腻的，多脂肪的
n fattiness
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 脂肪
n fat-head
a stupid person. domkop, stommerik, uilskuiken غَبي، أحْمَق дебелоглав zabedněnec, tupec tykhoved der Dummkopf χοντροκέφαλος estúpido, imbécil tainapea آدم احمق tyhmyri imbécile טֶמבֵּל बेवकूफ glupan ostoba orang bodoh auli, bjáni zuccone うすのろ 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 呆子
FAT → بَدِين, سَمين tlustý, tuk fed, fedt dick, Fett λίπος, χοντρός gordo, grasa lihava, rasva graisse, gros debeo, salo grasso 太った, 脂肪 살찐, 지방 dik, vet fett, tykk gruby, sadło gordo, gordura жир, толстый fett, tjock ไขมัน, อ้วน şişman, yağ béo, mỡ 肥的, 脂肪
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