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  • 1fat — [[t]fæ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ fatter, fattest, fats 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that a person or animal is fat, you mean that they have a lot of flesh on their body and that they weigh too much. You usually use the word fat when you think that this …

    English dictionary

  • 2fat — fat1 W3S2 [fæt] adj comparative fatter superlative fattest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flesh)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4 fat chance 5 (a) fat lot of good/use 6 fat cat 7 in fat city 8 grow fat on something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3fat — 1 adjective 1 FLESH having a lot of flesh on your body, especially too much flesh: You ll get fat if you eat all that chocolate. | That big fat opera singer what s his name? opposite thin 1 (2) 2 THICK OR WIDE thick or wide: Dobbs was smoking a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4fat */*/ — I UK [fæt] / US adjective Word forms fat : adjective fat comparative fatter superlative fattest Other ways of saying fat: plump slightly fat in a way that looks quite nice: a plump friendly looking man in his forties chubby used especially for… …

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  • 5fat — fat1 [ fæt ] adjective ** 1. ) a person or animal that is fat has too much flesh on their body and weighs too much: He s got a rather fat face. get fat: She can eat whatever she likes and she never gets fat. 2. ) a fat object is thicker than… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6fat — I. adjective (fatter; fattest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat Date: before 12th century 1. notable for having an unusual amount of fat: a. plump b. obese c …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7fat — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a natural oily or greasy substance occurring esp. in animal bodies. 2 the part of anything containing this. 3 excessive presence of fat in a person or animal; corpulence. 4 Chem. any of a group of natural esters of glycerol… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8fat — 1. adjective 1) a fat man Syn: plump, stout, overweight, large, chubby, portly, flabby, paunchy, potbellied, beer bellied, meaty, of ample proportions, heavyset; obese, corpulent, fleshy, gross; informal …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 9fat — 1. adjective 1) a fat man Syn: obese, overweight, plump, stout, chubby, portly, flabby, paunchy, pot bellied, corpulent; informal tubby; Brit.; informal podgy 2) fat bacon Syn …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 10Fat cat (term) — Fat cat is a political term originally describing a rich political donor, also called an angel or big money man.cite news | url = http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,877421,00.html | title = Of Fat Cats and Other Angels | date = November 29… …

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