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Fat   /fæt/   Listen
Fat

adjective
(compar. fatter; superl. fattest)
1.
Having an (over)abundance of flesh.
2.
Having a relatively large diameter.
3.
Containing or composed of fat.  Synonym: fatty.  "Fat tissue"
4.
Lucrative.  Synonym: juicy.  "A nice fat job"
5.
Marked by great fruitfulness.  Synonyms: fertile, productive, rich.  "A fat land" , "A productive vineyard" , "Rich soil"
noun
1.
A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides).
2.
A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs.  Synonyms: adipose tissue, fatty tissue.
3.
Excess bodily weight.  Synonyms: avoirdupois, blubber, fatness.
verb
(past & past part. fatted; pres. part. atting)
1.
Make fat or plump.  Synonyms: fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump, plump out.



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"Fat" Quotes from Famous Books



... mental order. Knowledge first, then memory. Get knowledge, then keep it. Any other plan is like attempting to become rich by inflating your bags with wind, instead of filling them with gold, or attempting to grow fat by bolting food in a form which ...
— In the School-Room - Chapters in the Philosophy of Education • John S. Hart
... all that time, does he not feel a little bit hungry? He does. So he uses up the store of food inside his body! I have told you that the camel carries a store of food in his hump. The bear has no hump, of course, but he has a thick chunk of fat all around his body just under his skin; and that chunk of fat is his store ...
— The Wonders of the Jungle - Book One • Prince Sarath Ghosh
... to the Burgundian school, with their big round heads, their hair puffed and divided into waves, their fat faces with turned-up noses, their solid draperies with hard folds. They also came from the ruins of the old cloister, but the interior of the chapel was unfortunately thoroughly modern; it was so small ...
— En Route • J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
... chief also represented very strongly the danger of going further down the {179} Great Water and vainly tried to dissuade them. Feasting followed. After various courses, a dainty dish of boiled dog was served, then one of fat buffalo, much to the Frenchmen's relief. Throughout this entertainment the master of ceremonies fed the guests as if they had been infants, removing fish-bones with his fingers and blowing on hot morsels to cool them, before ...
— French Pathfinders in North America • William Henry Johnson
... himself, which he left in exchange for the other. We travelled on about five miles farther, and in passing a house discovered a large turkey sitting on the fence, which temptation was greater than Jack could resist. Notwithstanding he had six very nice fat little pigs on his back, he stepped up and took the turkey off ...
— Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself • Henry Bibb


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