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fat in WordNet English dictionary
noun- 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"
adipose tissue fat fatty tissue
- excess bodily weight
"she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
fatness fat blubber avoirdupois
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
"pizza has too much fat"
fat
verb- make fat or plump
"We will plump out that poor starving child"
fatten fat flesh out fill out plump plump out fatten out fatten up
adjective- having an (over)abundance of flesh
"he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
fat
- containing or composed of fat
"fatty food"; "fat tissue"
fatty fat
- marked by great fruitfulness
"fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
fat fertile productive rich
- lucrative
"a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
fat juicy
- having a relatively large diameter
"a fat rope"
fat
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