fat

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

2. 2noun

   A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities.

3. 3superlative

   Abounding with fat

4. 4superlative

   Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.

5. 5superlative

   Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.

6. 6superlative

   Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.

7. 7superlative

   Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.

8. 8superlative

   Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.

9. 9superlative

   Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

10. 10superlative

    Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.

11. 11noun

    An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.

12. 12noun

    The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.

13. 13noun

    Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.

14. 14adjective

    To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.

15. 15intransitive verb

    To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.

16. 16noun

    excess bodily weight

    "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

    Synonyms

    avoirdupoisblubberfatness
17. 17noun

    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"

18. 18noun

    a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)

    "pizza has too much fat"

19. 19verb

    make fat or plump

    "We will plump out that poor starving child"

    Synonyms

    fattenplump
20. 20adjective

    having an (over)abundance of flesh

    "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

21. 21adjective

    containing or composed of fat

    "fatty food"

    "fat tissue"

    Synonyms

    fatty
22. 22adjective

    marked by great fruitfulness

    "fertile farmland"

    "a fat land"

    Synonyms

    fertileproductiverich
23. 23adjective

    lucrative

    "a juicy contract"

    "a nice fat job"

    Synonyms

    juicy
24. 24adjective

    having a relatively large diameter

    "a fat rope"