fat in English dictionary

  • fat

    Meanings and definitions of "fat"

    • (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
    • (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
    • That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
    • (countable, obsolete) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
    • (slang) An erection.
    • A large open vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
    • (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
    • (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
    • Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.
    • Thick.
    • Bountiful.
    • Variant form of phat.
    • (sports) A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See thin, shank, toe)
    • adjective
      Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
    • adjective
      Thick.
    • adjective
      Bountiful.
    • adjective
      Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
    • adjective
      Fertile; productive.
    • adjective
      Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
    • adjective
      Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
    • adjective
      (dated, printing)
      Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
    • adjective
      Alternative form of [i]phat[/i]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
    • noun
      That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
    • noun
      (slang)
      An erection.
    • noun
      (golf)
      A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
    • noun
      The best or richest productions; the best part.
    • noun
      (dated, printing)
      Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To make fat; to fatten.
    • verb
      (intransitive, archaic)
      To become fat; to fatten.
    • Carrying a larger-than-normal amount of fat or weight.
    • Who is too fat.
    • fat (meat)
    • fat (n.)
    • Made of fat.
    • (Concerning a person) He who carries a lot of fat.
    • The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
    • specialized animal tissue
    • refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat
    • to make fat; to fatten
    • carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body
    • thick
    • bountiful
    • adjective
      containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
    • adjective
      having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
    • adjective
      having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
    • adjective
      lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
    • adjective
      marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
    • noun
      excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
    • verb
      make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

    Synonyms of "fat" in English dictionary

    tubby, fruitful, fatten are the top synonyms of "fat" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "fat" in English dictionary

    thin, leanness, nonfat are the top antonyms of "fat" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fat

    • fat ( comparative fatter, superlative fattest)
    • fat ( plural  fats)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza fat, lm  liczba mnoga fats st. wyższy  stopień wyższy fatter; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy fattest
    • fat ( third-person singular simple present fats, present participle fatting, simple past and past participle fatted)
    • fat ( usually uncountable;  plural  fats)
    • fat (comparative fatter, superlative fattest)
    • fat (plural fats)
    • fat (usually uncountable, plural fats)
    • fat (third-person singular simple present fats, present participle fatting, simple past and past participle fatted)
  • FAT

    Meanings and definitions of "fat"

    • noun
      (computing)
      Acronym of [i]File Allocation Table[/i].

    Grammar and declension of fat

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza FAT; lm  liczba mnoga FATs
  • Fat

Images with "fat"

Sample sentences with "fat"

Available translations

Authors