Fat - Definition

adj 1: having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered
how fat she was" [ant: lean, thin]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
[syn: fatty, fat] [ant: fat-free, fatless, nonfat]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: fat,
juicy]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat
land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: fat,
fertile, productive, rich]
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and
consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides);
"pizza has too much fat"
2: 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"
[syn: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue]
3: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as
well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber,
avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness]
v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out,
plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up]