Source : WordNet®
fat
n 1: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and
consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly
triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2: a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a
source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and
insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from
the severe cold" [syn: {adipose tissue}, {fatty tissue}]
3: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in
herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {blubber},
{avoirdupois}] [ant: {leanness}]
[also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]
fat
v : make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving
child" [syn: {fatten}, {flesh out}, {fill out}, {plump},
{plump out}, {fatten out}, {fatten up}]
[also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]
fat
adj 1: having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered
how fat she was" [ant: {thin}]
2: having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3: containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
[syn: {fatty}] [ant: {nonfat}]
4: lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" [syn: {juicy}]
5: marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat
land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" [syn: {fertile},
{productive}, {rich}]
6: a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"
[syn: {rounded}]
[also: {fatting}, {fatted}, {fattest}, {fatter}]
fatting
See {fat}