fat

noun

(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.

(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

(informal, derogatory) A fat person.

The best or richest productions; the best part.

(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)

Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.

A beef cattle fattened for sale.

That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

(slang) An erection.

A fop or dandy.

Any of a series of file systems that use one or more FATs.

(often specifically) FAT16 or FAT16B.

(sometimes specifically) FAT12.

(specifically, Microsoft Windows) FAT12 or FAT16, without drawing a distinction between the two.

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a series of genes and their equivalent proteins that are associated with cell proliferation.

(computing) Acronym of file allocation table. [(computing) A table used internally by the operating system to keep track of the structure of a disk and where files are stored on it.]

(countable, property law, England and Wales) Initialism of full agricultural tenancy. [(property law, England and Wales) An agricultural tenancy agreed before 1 September 1995, to which the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 applies.]

(dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.

(obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.

(obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.

verb

(transitive, golf) To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.

(transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.

(intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.

adjective

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

Thick; large.

Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).

Bountiful.

Fertile; productive.

Rich; producing a large income; desirable.

Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

Bulbous; rotund.

(computing) Carrying additional data or functionality.

(slang) Being greatly or substantially such; real.

(golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.

(theater) Of a role: significant; major; meaty.

Alternative form of phat. [(slang, originally African-American Vernacular) Excellent; cool; very good.]

(dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.

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

Synonyms for fat

fattyadj fattishadj plumpadj blubberyadj blubbern fattenv obeseadj suetyadj adiposeadj corpulentadj lardyadj chubbyadj overweightadj lardaceousadj lardn pudgyadj portlyadj

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