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US
/ˈfæt/
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[ UK /fˈæt/ ]
[ UK /fˈæt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having a relatively large diameter
a fat rope -
containing or composed of fat
fatty food
fat tissue -
marked by great fruitfulness
rich soil
fertile farmland
a productive vineyard
a fat land -
lucrative
a nice fat job
a juicy contract -
having an (over)abundance of flesh
he hadn't remembered how fat she was
NOUN
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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 -
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
pizza has too much fat
VERB
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make fat or plump
We will plump out that poor starving child
How To Use fat In A Sentence
- The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.
- He watched them disappear from his view, his father still waddling along with that bloody basket.
- The hat, I think the style was called fedora, had a dark band and a dint in the top, which my father would sometimes correct with a chopping action of his right hand.
- In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- My stepfather was strict and didn't let us have friends in the house; he physically abused me but not sexually.
- As a postscript to the story, my great grandfather died a few weeks after this conversation, proving, as his wife pointed out to her daughter, that she had been correct in her surmise.
- These deals are large and complex, requiring a lot more than just a "consigliere" -- a term always used with "The Godfather" playing in the background -- sitting in a dark room plotting with a CEO. Robert Teitelman: Svengalis, Bankers and the Role of Intermediaries
- This puts a lot of stress on our eyes which can suffer from blurriness, fatigue etc. Glasses Lot | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- I have a lot of my father in me and I am as stubborn as a mule. Times, Sunday Times