fatter; fattest
1
2
b
: full in tone and quality : rich
a gorgeous fat bass voice—
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c
: well stocked
a fat larder
d
: prosperous, wealthy
grew fat on the war—Time
Time
e
: being substantial and impressive
a fat bank account
3
a
: richly rewarding or profitable
a fat part in a movie
a fat contract
b
: practically nonexistent
a fat chance
4
: productive, fertile
a fat year for crops
5
6
: being swollen
got a fat lip from the fight
7
of a baseball pitch
: easy to hit
fatness
noun
1
: animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter
2
a
: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds
b
: any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water
c
: a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil
3
: the best or richest part
4
: obesity
5
: something in excess : superfluity
trim the fat from the news operation—Ray Olson
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Examples of fat in a Sentence
Adjective
The dog is getting fat because you feed him too much.
I can't believe I've let myself get so fat.
a fat book of poems
a truck with fat tires
Noun
people with excess body fat
a diet and exercise program to help you gain muscle and lose fat
Nuts contain a lot of fat.
Trim the fat from the meat before you cook it.
a diet low in fats
fats like butter and olive oil
trim the fat off the budget
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Salt, fat, formic acid, heat In the new study, the team describes making spaghetti that is only 372 nanometres across.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
Sam Tupper, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
According to the authors of the latest study, eating nuts may improve the health of our blood vessels and lower blood pressure and inflammation, which may be as a result of the high concentrations of healthy fats and vitamins in these foods.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Here are the seven simple and effective ways to drop unwanted body fat.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Salt, fat, formic acid, heat In the new study, the team describes making spaghetti that is only 372 nanometres across.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
Access to foods like sugar, fats, bacon, meat and cheese was limited.
—Sam Tupper, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
According to the authors of the latest study, eating nuts may improve the health of our blood vessels and lower blood pressure and inflammation, which may be as a result of the high concentrations of healthy fats and vitamins in these foods.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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fat
1 of 3 adjective
fatter; fattest
1
a
b
2
a
: thick entry 1 sense 1
a fat book
b
: well stocked : abundant
3
: profitable
accepted a fat contract
5
: being swollen
got a fat lip in the fight
fatness
noun
fat
3 of 3 noun1
: animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells containing much greasy or oily matter
2
a
: any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and can be dissolved by ether but not by water
b
: a solid or semisolid fat (as lard) as distinguished from an oil
3
: the best or richest part
the fat of the land
4
: an amount beyond what is usual or needed : excess
Medical Definition
fat
2 of 2 noun1
: animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter see brown fat
2
a
: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue
b
: any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water
c
: a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil
3
: the condition of fatness : obesity
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