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fat - 10 definitions

- noun
1. fat -- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
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2. adipose tissue -- 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"
synonyms: adipose tissue, fatty tissue
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3. fatness -- excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
synonyms: fatness, blubber, avoirdupois
antonyms: leanness -- the property of having little body fat
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- verb
4. fatten -- make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
synonyms: fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
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5. fat, fat -- to make fat
synonyms: fats, stout, fatted, fatten, fatter, fattest, fatting, overfat
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- adjective
6. fat -- having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
antonyms: thin -- lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
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7. fat -- having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
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8. fatty -- containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
synonyms: fatty
antonyms: nonfat -- without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
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9. fat -- lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
synonyms: juicy
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10. fat -- marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
synonyms: fertile, productive, rich
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leanness -- the property of having little body fat
thin -- lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
nonfat -- without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"

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