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| 1. adj. Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin. | |
| The fat man had trouble getting through the door. | |
| The fattest pig should yield the most meat. | |
| 2. adj. Thick. | |
| The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers. | |
| 3. adj. Bountiful. | |
| 4. adj. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food. | |
| 5. adj. (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid. | |
| 6. adj. Fertile; productive. | |
| a fat soil; a fat pasture | |
| 7. adj. Rich; producing a large income; desirable. | |
| a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job | |
| 8. adj. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. | |
| 9. adj. (dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc. | |
| a fat take; a fat page | |
| 10. adj. alternative form of phat | |
| 11. n. A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy. | |
| 12. n. A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat. | |
| 13. n. That part of an organization deemed wasteful. | |
| We need to trim the fat in this company | |
| 14. n. (slang) An erection. | |
| I saw Daniel crack a fat. | |
| 15. n. (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe) | |
| 16. n. The best or richest productions; the best part. | |
| to live on the fat of the land | |
| 17. n. (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor. | |
| 18. n. a fat person | |
| 19. v. (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten. | |
| kill the fatted calf | |
| 20. v. (intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten. | |
| 21. n. (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern. | |
| 22. n. (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels. | |
