fat

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A man measures his fat belly.

adjective

The definition of fat is plump, obese or containing grease or oil.
1. An example of fat is the nature of a 500 pound person.
2. An example of fat is the nature of greasy french fries.

noun

Fat is defined as the semisolid or solid fatty acids found in animal tissue.
An example of fat is the greasy, white substance found on the edges and inside the meat on a piece of steak.

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fat

adjective

fat′ter, fat′test

1. containing or full of fat; oily, greasy, etc.
2. having much fat in relation to lean: said of meat
3. containing volatile oil: fat coal
4. containing much resin: fat wood
1. fleshy; plump
2. too plump; corpulent; obese
thick; broad: the fat part of a baseball bat, a fat cigar
containing something valuable in great quantity; fertile; productive: fat land
1. profitable; lucrative: a fat job
2. prosperous
3. supplied plentifully; ample
Slang desirable because large or important: a fat role for an actor

Origin of fat

Middle English from Old English fætt, past participle of fætan, to fatten, akin to German feist, plump from Old High German feizzen, to make fat from Indo-European an unverified form poid- from base an unverified form pi-, to be fat, distended from source Classical Greek pimel?, lard, Sanskrit p?ná-, fat

any of various mixtures of solid or semisolid triglycerides found in adipose animal tissue or in the seeds of plants: they are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents
any such substance used in cooking
fleshiness; plumpness; corpulence
the richest or finest part of anything
anything unnecessary or superfluous that can be trimmed away
Chem. a class of neutral lipids consisting of the various triglycerides: they are called oils if in the liquid state

transitive verb

intransitive verb

fat′ted, fat′ting

to make or become fat

Origin of fat

ME fatten < OE fættian

fat Idioms

a fat lot

Slang very little or nothing

Origin of fat

see fatadjective: used ironically

chew the fat

Slang to talk together; chat

a fat chance

Slang very little or no chance

Origin of fat

see fatadjective: used ironically

live off the fat of the land

Origin of fat

after LL(Ec) medulla terrae, Gen. 45:18

to have, use, or enjoy the finest things, in abundance; live in luxury

the fat is in the fire

the unfortunate thing has happened and cannot be undone

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fat

noun

a. The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
b. Any of various soft, solid, or semisolid organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups.
c. A mixture of such compounds occurring widely in organic tissue, especially in the adipose tissue of animals and in the seeds, nuts, and fruits of plants.
d. Animal tissue containing such substances.
e. A solidified animal or vegetable oil.
Obesity; corpulence: health risks associated with fat.
Unnecessary excess: “would drain the appropriation's fat without cutting into education's muscle” ( New York Times )

adjective

fat·ter, fat·test

Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
Full of fat or oil; greasy.
Abounding in desirable elements: a paycheck fat with bonus money.
Fertile or productive; rich: “It was a fine, green, fat landscape” ( Robert Louis Stevenson )
Having an abundance or amplitude; well-stocked: a fat larder.
a. Yielding profit or plenty; lucrative or rewarding: a fat promotion.
b. Prosperous; wealthy: grew fat on illegal profits.
a. Thick; large: a fat book.
b. Puffed up; swollen: a fat lip.

tr. & intr.v.

fat·ted, fat·ting, fats

To make or become fat; fatten.

Origin of fat

Middle English from Old English fǣtt fatted ; see peiə- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

fat′ly
adverb

fat′ness
noun

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Any of a large number of oily compounds that are widely found in plant and animal tissues and serve mainly as a reserve source of energy. In mammals, fat, or adipose tissue, is deposited beneath the skin and around the internal organs, where it also protects and insulates against heat loss. Fat is a necessary, efficient source of energy. An ounce of fat contains more than twice as much stored energy as does an ounce of protein or carbohydrates and is digested more slowly, resulting in the sensation of satiety after eating. It also enhances the taste, aroma, and texture of food. Fats are made chiefly of triglycerides, each molecule of which contains three fatty acids. Dietary fat supplies humans with essential fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid. Fat also regulates cholesterol metabolism and is a precursor of prostaglandins.

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fat

fat obese corpulent fleshy portly stout pudgy rotund plump ¹chubby

These adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh. Fat implies excessive weight and generally has negative connotations: was getting fat and decided to exercise. Obese and corpulent imply gross overweight: “a woman of robust frame . . . though stout, not obese” (Charlotte Brontë). The dancer was corpulent but surprisingly graceful. Fleshy implies a not necessarily excessive abundance of flesh: firm, fleshy arms. Portly refers to bulk combined with a stately or imposing bearing: “a portly, rubicund man of middle age” (Winston Churchill). Stout denotes a thickset, bulky figure: a painting of stout peasants. Pudgy means short and fat: pudgy fingers. Rotund suggests roundness of figure, often in a squat person: “this pink-faced rotund specimen of prosperity” (George Eliot). Plump and chubby apply to a pleasing fullness of figure: a plump little toddler; chubby cheeks.

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Noun

(plural fats)

1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 429:
In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat, for 6s. 10d., a wort fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d.

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English fæt (“vat, vessel, jar, cup, casket, division”), from Proto-Germanic *fatą (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel”). Cognate with Dutch vat (“barrel, vessel”), German Fass (“barrel, drum”), Swedish fat (“barrel, dish, cask”). See vat.

Adjective

(comparative fatter, superlative fattest)

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
The fat man had trouble getting through the door.
The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
Thick.
The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
Bountiful.
Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.
Bible, Is. vi. 10
Make the heart of this people fat.
Fertile; productive.
a fat soil; a fat pasture
Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job
Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
(dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
a fat take; a fat page
Alternative form of phat.

Noun

(usually uncountable, plural fats)

(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
(countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
(slang) An erection.
"I saw Daniel crack a fat."
(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
The best or richest productions; the best part.
to live on the fat of the land
(dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present fats, present participle fatting, simple past and past participle fatted)

(archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
kill the fatted calf
(intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English fǣtt (“fatted, fat”), from Proto-Germanic *faitidaz (“fatted”), originally the past participle of the verb *faitijaną (“to make fat”), from *faitaz (“fat”), from Proto-Indo-European *poid- (“to abound in water, milk, or fat”), from Proto-Indo-European *poi- (“sap, juice”). Cognate with German feist (“fatted, plump, obese”). Related also to Dutch vet (“fat”), German fett (“fat, corpulent”), Swedish fet (“fat, oily, fatty”), Icelandic feitur (“fat”).

See also: fát

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fat - Computer Definition

(File Allocation Table) The mechanism that keeps track of files stored on disk in the FAT file system, which originated in DOS and was used in Windows prior to the NTFS file system. However, the FAT32 format is widely used with external devices for compatibility on all platforms (see FAT32). The FAT Table When a disk is high-level formatted, the FAT table is recorded twice and contains an entry for each cluster on the disk. The file system's directory list, which contains file name, extension, date, etc., points to the FAT entry where the file starts. If a file is larger than one cluster, the first FAT entry points to the next FAT entry where the second cluster of the file is stored and so on to the end of the file. If a cluster becomes damaged, its FAT entry is marked as such, and that cluster is never used again. The original 16-bit version of (FAT16) supported hard disk partitions up to 4GB and files as large as 2GB. The 32-bit version dramatically increased capacity. See FAT32, NTFS, inode and file system.

The FAT Table

The file RESUME.DOC is stored in clusters 0, 2, 3 and 7. The directory entry points to cluster 0 where the file begins. The entry for cluster 0 points to cluster 2 and so on. BUDGET.XLS is stored in clusters 1, 4, 8 and 9.

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fat - Medical Definition

1. The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
2. Any of various soft, solid, or semisolid organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups.
3. A mixture of such compounds occurring widely in organic tissue, especially in the adipose tissue of animals and in the seeds, nuts, and fruits of plants.
4. Animal tissue containing such substances.
5. A solidified animal or vegetable oil.
Obesity; corpulence: health risks associated with fat.

adj.

Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
Full of fat or oil; greasy.

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fat′ly
adv.

fat′ness
n.

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