Dictionary definition · fat
noun
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)"pizza has too much fat"
- 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"
- excess bodily weight"she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
verb
- make fat or plump"We will plump out that poor starving child"
adjective
- having an (over)abundance of flesh"he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
- having a relatively large diameter"a fat rope"
- containing or composed of fat"fatty food"
- lucrative"a juicy contract"
- marked by great fruitfulness"fertile farmland"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).