Fat definition
A fat promotion.
A fat larder.
An example of fat is the greasy, white substance found on the edges and inside the meat on a piece of steak.
An example of fat is the nature of a 500 pound person.
An example of fat is the nature of greasy french fries.
A fat lip.
Health risks associated with fat.
A paycheck fat with bonus money.
A fat larder.
A fat promotion.
Grew fat on illegal profits.
A fat book.
A fat lip.
Fat land.
A fat role for an actor.
Fat coal.
Fat wood.
A fat job.
Health risks associated with fat.
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.
Make the heart of this people fat.
A fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
A fat take; a fat page.
We need to trim the fat in this company.
"I saw Daniel crack a fat."
To live on the fat of the land.
A paycheck fat with bonus money.
Grew fat on illegal profits.
A fat book.
The fat part of a baseball bat, a fat cigar.
Health risks associated with fat.
- Very little or none at all:A fat lot of good it will do him.
- Very little or no chance.
- Bad consequences are sure to follow; trouble lies ahead.
- Desirable resources, especially when acquired with little effort:I fantasized about buying a farm and living off the fat of the land.
- Very little or none at all:A fat lot of good it will do him.
- Very little or no chance.
- Bad consequences are sure to follow; trouble lies ahead.
- Desirable resources, especially when acquired with little effort:I fantasized about buying a farm and living off the fat of the land.
- very little or nothing
- to talk together; chat
- very little or no chance
- to have, use, or enjoy the finest things, in abundance; live in luxury
- the unfortunate thing has happened and cannot be undone
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Origin of fat
- Middle English from Old English fǣtt fatted peiə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English fǣtt fatted peiə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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”).
From Wiktionary
- 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.
From Wiktionary