fat (adj.)

  1. having an (over)abundance of flesh; he hadn't remembered how fat she was'

  2. containing or composed of fat; fatty food; fat tissue

    [ Syn: fatty ]

    fat (n.)

  1. a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); pizza has too much fat'

  2. 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

    [ Syn: adipose tissue , fatty tissue ]

  3. excess bodily weight; she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others

    [ Syn: fatness , blubber , avoirdupois ]

    fat (adj.)

  1. having a relatively large diameter; a fat rope'

  2. lucrative; a juicy contract; a nice fat job

    [ Syn: juicy ]

  3. marked by great fruitfulness; fertile farmland; a fat land; a productive vineyard; rich soil

    [ Syn: fertile , productive , rich ]

    fat (v.)

  1. make fat or plump; We will plump out that poor starving child

    [ Syn: fatten , flesh out , fill out , plump , plump out , fatten out , fatten up ]

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