fat
fat
- n a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
pizza has too much fat - n 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 - n excess bodily weight
she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others - v make fat or plump
- a having an (over)abundance of flesh
he hadn't remembered how fat she was - s having a relatively large diameter
a fat rope - a containing or composed of fat
fatty food
fat tissue - s lucrative
a nice fat job - s marked by great fruitfulness
a fat land
- Everyone said they'd rather be skinny, because if you're fat, you never go anywhere.
- A two-year study in monkeys suggests a mechanism by which social stress impacts heart health: by increasing levels of dangerous fat in the gut.
- For most people, fat is a burden.