Definition of fat
fatter
;fattest
1 : notable for having an unusual amount of fat:a : plump a cute, fat little babyb : having excessive body fat … a woman of medium height, a little plump but not fat … — Mary McCarthyc of a meat animal : fattened for marketd of food : oily, greasy a fat, rich cheese
2a : well filled out : thick, big a fat bookb : full in tone and quality : rich a gorgeous fat bass voice — Irish Digestc : well stocked a fat larderd : prosperous, wealthy grew fat on the war — Timee : being substantial and impressive a fat bank account
3a : richly rewarding or profitable a fat part in a movie a fat contractb : practically nonexistent a fat chance
4 : productive, fertile a fat year for crops
5 informal : stupid, foolish “ … if he had had any sense in his fat head, he would have done it long ago, dash him!” — P. G. Wodehouse
6 : being swollen got a fat lip from the fight
7 of a baseball pitch : easy to hit
fatness
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Examples of fat in a Sentence
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
Origin and Etymology of fat
Middle English, from Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat
Origin and Etymology of fat
see 1fat
fat
Definition of fat
1 : animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter
2a : oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seedsb : 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 waterc : 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
Examples of fat in a Sentence
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
Origin and Etymology of fat
see 1fat
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FAT Defined for English Language Learners
fat
playDefinition of fat for English Language Learners
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: having a lot of extra flesh on your body : having a lot of body fat
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: having a full, rounded form
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: unusually wide or thick
fat
Definition of fat for English Language Learners
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: the soft flesh on the bodies of people and animals that helps keep the body warm and is used to store energy
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: an oily solid or liquid substance in food
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: an amount that is more than what is usual or needed
FAT Defined for Kids
Definition of fat for Students
1 : animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material
2 : any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy
3 : a solid fat as distinguished from an oil
4 : the best or richest part the fat of the land
Medical Dictionary
fat
Medical Definition of fat
1: animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter—see brown fat
2a: oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissueb: 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 waterc: a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil
3: the condition of fatness : obesity
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