Overview of noun fat

The noun fat has 3 senses

• fat -- (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat")


• adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue -- (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")


• fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois -- (excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others")

Overview of verb fat

The verb fat has 1 sense

• fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up -- (make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child")

Overview of adj fat

The adj fat has 5 senses

• fat -- (having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was")


• fat -- (having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope")


• fatty, fat -- (containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue")


• fat, juicy -- (lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job")


• fat, fertile, productive, rich -- (marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil")