Fat | Mean of fat in English Dictionary
/ˈfæt/
- having a lot of extra flesh on your body
- The dog is getting fat because you feed him too much.
- a cute, fat baby
- I can't believe I've let myself get so fat.
- a movie that has a lot of fat jokes [=jokes about fat people]
- She called him a big, fat slob.
- She's gotten really fat. [=(more politely) big, heavy]
- having a full, rounded form
- a fat belly
- a fat, juicy peach
- He threatened to give me a fat lip. [=he threatened to punch me]
- unusually wide or thick
- a fat book of poems
- a fat envelope
- a truck with fat tires
- containing, providing, or costing a large amount of money
- a fat bank account
- He signed a fat contract.
- The company offered her a fat salary.
- a fat check [=a check for a large amount of money]
- He had to pay a fat [=big] fine.
- successful or wealthy
- The company grew fat on profits during the war.
- easy to hit
- a fat pitch right down the middle of the plate
- Noun
- the soft flesh on the bodies of people and animals that helps keep the body warm and is used to store energy
- people with excess body fat
- a diet and exercise program to help you gain muscle and lose fat
- exercises that burn fat = fat-burning exercises [=exercises that make your body use the fat it has stored]
- an oily solid or liquid substance in food
- Nuts contain a lot of fat.
- milk/bacon fat
- Trim the fat from the meat before you cook it.
- foods that are high in fat = foods with a high fat content
- reducing dietary fat
- a diet low in fat [=a low-fat diet]
- a diet low in fats
- saturated fats
- fats like butter and olive oil
- an amount that is more than what is usual or needed
- trim the fat off/from the budget