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Definitions for Fat

[1] having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
[2] plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken.
[3] consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat.
[4] profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission.
[5] affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a fat business contract.
[6] wealthy; prosperous; rich: He grew fat on dishonest profits.
[7] big, broad, or extended; thick: a fat sheaf of bills.
[8] plentiful; abundant: a fat supply of food.
[9] plentifully supplied: a fat larder; a fat feast.
[10] dull; stupid: fat clumsiness of manner.
[11] abounding in a particular element: Fat pine is rich in resin.
[12] (of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean2(def 6) .
[13] (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons.
[14] Ceramics . long1(def 25) .
[15] fertile, as land: Everything grows in this fat soil.
[16] any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
[17] animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness: to have rolls of fat around one's waist.
[18] the richest or best part of anything.
[19] obesity; corpulence: In his later years, he inclined to fat.
[20] Slang . especially profitable or advantageous work.
[21] an overabundance or excess; superfluity.
[22] action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities.
[23] Also phat. Also called lift. Typesetting . matter that can be composed easily and profitably, especially from standing type, illustrations, or the like: fat work. Compare lean2(def 11) .
[24] to make or become fat.
[25] a fat chance , Slang . a very slight chance; small probability: A fat chance he has of winning the title!
[26] a fat lot , Slang . little or not at all: A fat lot they care about anyone else's troubles!
[27] chew the fat . chew(def 11) .
[28] the fat is in the fire , an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast: Now that they have been given an ultimatum, the fat is in the fire. the decision, whether good or bad, has been made. the crisis is imminent.
[29] the fat of the land , the best or richest of anything obtainable: to live on the fat of the land.
[30] 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 (def. 1)
[31] vegetable or animal tissue containing fat Related adjectives: adipose, lipoid, stearic
[32] corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
[33] the best or richest part of something
[34] a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
[35] chew the fat slang to argue over a point to talk idly; gossip
[36] the fat is in the fire an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
[37] the fat of the land the best that is obtainable
[38] having much or too much flesh or fat
[39] consisting of or containing fat; greasy fat pork
[40] profitable; lucrative a fat year
[41] affording great opportunities a fat part in the play
[42] fertile or productive a fat land
[43] thick, broad, or extended a fat log of wood
[44] having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
[45] plentifully supplied a fat larder
[46] slang empty; stupid get this into your fat head
[47] slang very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance , a fat lot of good , etc)
[48] to make or become fat; fatten

Words related to Fat

bulky, obese, inflated, bulging, hefty, large, chunky, big, heavy, meaty, plump, fatty, greasy, lucrative, flesh, grease, lard, gross, bull, solid

Words nearby Fat

fastie, fastigiate, fastigium, fastness, fastuous, fat, fat body, fat camp, fat cat, fat cell, fat chance

Origin of Fat

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fǣtt, orig. past participle of fǣtan to cram, load, adorn; cognate with Gothic fētjan to adorn; akin to vat

Words that may be confused with Fat

fat, phat

Other words from Fat

fat·less , adjective
fat·like , adjective
de·fat , verb (used with object), de·fat·ted, de·fat·ting.
o·ver·fat , adjective
un·fat·ted , adjective
fat adj.

Word origin for Fat

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

Synonyms for Fat

big, bulging, bulky, chunky, heavy, hefty, inflated, large, meaty, obese, plump, blimp, bovine, broad, bull, butterball, distended, gross, husky, lard, roly-poly, solid, stout, swollen, beefy, brawny, burly, corpulent, dumpy, elephantine, fleshy, gargantuan, heavyset, jelly-belly, oversize, paunchy, plumpish, ponderous, porcine, portly, potbellied, pudgy, rotund, thickset, weighty, whalelike