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Definition of fat:
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
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" make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope" containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" |