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1. fat - noun

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

Hypernym(s): lipid, lipide, lipoid




2. fat - 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"

Synonym(s): adipose_tissue, fatty_tissue

Hypernym(s): animal_tissue




3. fat - noun

· excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

Synonym(s): fatness, blubber, avoirdupois

Hypernym(s): bodily_property

Antonym(s): leanness




4. fat - verb

· make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

Synonym(s): fatten, flesh_out, fill_out, plump, plump_out, fatten_out, fatten_up

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




5. fat - adjective

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

Antonym(s): thin




6. fat - adjective

· having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"




7. fat - adjective

· containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"

Synonym(s): fatty

Antonym(s): nonfat




8. fat - adjective

· lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"

Synonym(s): juicy




9. fat - adjective

· marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

Synonym(s): fertile, productive, rich





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