Definition of Fat
1. Noun. A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides). "Pizza has too much fat"
Specialized synonyms: Edible Fat, Animal Fat, Cocoa Butter, Leaf Fat, Leaf Lard, Medulla, Myelin, Myeline, Polyunsaturated Fat
Terms within: Acylglycerol, Glyceride
Terms within: Triglyceride
Generic synonyms: Lipid, Lipide, Lipoid
2. Verb. Make fat or plump. "We will plump out that poor starving child"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Entails: Feed, Give
3. Adjective. Having an (over)abundance of flesh. "He hadn't remembered how fat she was"
Also: Endomorphic, Pyknic, Rounded, Thick
Similar to: Abdominous, Paunchy, Potbellied, Blubbery, Chubby, Embonpoint, Plump, Buxom, Zaftig, Zoftig, Corpulent, Obese, Rotund, Weighty, Double-chinned, Jowly, Loose-jowled, Dumpy, Podgy, Pudgy, Roly-poly, Tubby, Fattish, Fleshy, Heavy, Overweight, Gross, Porcine, Portly, Stout
Derivative terms: Fatness
Antonyms: Thin
4. 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"
Generic synonyms: Animal Tissue
Specialized synonyms: Flab, Atheroma, Cellulite, Puppy Fat, Mons, Mons Pubis, Mons Veneris, Belly, Paunch, Love Handle, Spare Tire
Derivative terms: Fatty
5. Adjective. Having a relatively large diameter. "A fat rope"
6. Noun. Excess bodily weight. "She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
Generic synonyms: Bodily Property
Specialized synonyms: Adiposeness, Adiposity, Fattiness, Abdominousness, Paunchiness, Greasiness, Oiliness, Oleaginousness, Corpulency, Fleshiness, Obesity, Steatopygia
Derivative terms: Blubbery
Antonyms: Leanness
7. Adjective. Containing or composed of fat. "Fat tissue"
Similar to: Adipose, Buttery, Greasy, Oily, Oleaginous, Sebaceous, Suety, Superfatted
Derivative terms: Fattiness, Fatty
Antonyms: Nonfat
8. Adjective. Lucrative. "A nice fat job"
9. Adjective. Marked by great fruitfulness. "Rich soil"
Similar to: Fruitful
Derivative terms: Fertility, Productiveness, Richness, Richness
Definition of Fat
1. n. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
2. a. Abounding with fat
3. n. An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.
4. v. t. To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.
5. v. i. To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.
Definition of Fat
1. having an abundance of flesh [adj FATTER, FATTEST] / to make fat [v FATTED, FATTING, FATS] - See also: fat
Medical Definition of Fat
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