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fat > 10 senses
ADJECTIVE1fatHaving much flesh (especially fat)
2fatHaving a relatively large diameter
3fat, fattyContaining or composed of fat
4fat, juicyLucrative
5fat, fertile, productive, richMarked by great fruitfulness
6fat, roundedA chubby body
NOUN1fatA soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
2fat, adipose tissue, fatty tissueA kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy
3fat, fatness, blubber, avoirdupoisExcess bodily weight
VERB1fat, fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten upMake fat or plump
fat > pronunciation
Soundsfae't
Rhymesacrobat, Arafat, aristocrat, and 60 more rhymes in aet...
fat > adjective 1
MeaningHaving much flesh (especially fat).
Examples"he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
Contrarythin, lean
Similarabdominous, paunchy, potbellied; blubbery; buxom, chubby, embonpoint, plump, zaftig, zoftig; compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset; corpulent, obese, weighty, rotund; double-chinned, jowly, loose-jowled; dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly; fattish; fleshy, heavy, overweight; gross, porcine; portly, stout
See alsoendomorphic, pyknic; rounded; thick
Attribute ofbody weight
Nounsfatness
fat > adjective 2
MeaningHaving a relatively large diameter.
Examples"a fat rope"
Similar tothick
fat > adjective 3
MeaningContaining or composed of fat.
Examples"fatty food"; "fat tissue"
Synonymsfatty
Contrarynonfat, fat-free, fatless
Similaradipose; buttery; greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous; suety; superfatted
fat > adjective 4
MeaningLucrative.
Examples"a nice fat job"
Synonymsjuicy
Similar toprofitable
Usagecolloquialism
fat > adjective 5
MeaningMarked by great fruitfulness.
Examples"a fat land"
Synonymsfertile, productive, rich
Similar tofruitful
fat > adjective 6
MeaningA chubby body.
Examples"the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"
Synonymsrounded
Similar toendomorphic, pyknic
Nounsfatness
fat > noun 1, substance
MeaningA soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides).
Examples"pizza has too much fat"
Substance offat cell, adipose cell
Partsglyceride, acylglycerol
Substancestriglyceride
Broaderlipid, lipide, lipoid
Narroweredible fat; animal fat; cocoa butter; leaf fat, leaf lard; myelin, myeline, medulla; polyunsaturated fat
Adjectivesstearic
fat > noun 2, body
MeaningA kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy. It also cushions and insulates vital organs.
Examples"fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
Synonymsadipose tissue, fatty tissue
Broaderanimal tissue
Narrowerflab; atheroma; cellulite; puppy fat; mons, mons veneris, mons pubis; belly, paunch; spare tire, love handle
Adjectivesfatty
Verbsfat
fat > noun 3, attribute
MeaningExcess bodily weight.
Examples"she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
Synonymsfatness, blubber, avoirdupois
Contraryleanness, thinness, spareness
Broaderbodily property
Narroweradiposity, adiposeness, fattiness; abdominousness, paunchiness; greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness; fleshiness, obesity, corpulency
Verbsfat
fat > verb, consumption
MeaningMake fat or plump.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsfatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Entailsfeed, give
Nounsfat; fat

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