Fat

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese 1.2 plump; well-fed 1.3 consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily 1.4 profitable, as an office 1.5 affording good opportunities, esp. for gain 1.6 wealthy; prosperous; rich 1.7 big, broad, or extended; thick 1.8 plentiful; abundant 1.9 plentifully supplied 1.10 dull; stupid 1.11 abounding in a particular element 1.12 (of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean 2 ( def. 6 ) . 1.13 (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons. 1.14 Ceramics . long 1 ( def. 25 ) . 1.15 fertile, as land 2 Noun 2.1 any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene 2.2 animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness 2.3 the richest or best part of anything. 2.4 obesity; corpulence 2.5 Slang . especially profitable or advantageous work. 2.6 an overabundance or excess; superfluity. 2.7 action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities. 2.8 Also, phat. Also called lift. Typesetting . matter that can be composed easily and profitably, esp. from standing type, illustrations, or the like 3 Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) 3.1 to make or become fat. ? 4 Idioms 4.1 a fat chance 4.2 a fat lot 4.3 chew the fat. chew ( def. 11 ) . 4.4 the fat is in the fire 4.5 the fat of the land 5 Antonyms 5.1 adjective 6 Synonyms 6.1 adjective 6.2 noun

Adjective

having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese

a fat person.

plump; well-fed

a good, fat chicken.

consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily

fat gravy; fat meat.

profitable, as an office

a fat job on the city commission.

affording good opportunities, esp. for gain

a fat business contract.

wealthy; prosperous; rich

He grew fat on dishonest profits.

big, broad, or extended; thick

a fat sheaf of bills.

plentiful; abundant

a fat supply of food.

plentifully supplied

a fat larder; a fat feast.

dull; stupid

fat clumsiness of manner.

abounding in a particular element

Fat pine is rich in resin.

(of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean 2 ( def. 6 ) .

(of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons.

Ceramics . long 1 ( def. 25 ) .

fertile, as land

Everything grows in this fat soil.

Noun

any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene

used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.

animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness

to have rolls of fat around one's waist.

the richest or best part of anything.

obesity; corpulence

In his later years, he inclined to fat.

Slang . especially profitable or advantageous work.

an overabundance or excess; superfluity.

action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities.

Also, phat. Also called lift. Typesetting . matter that can be composed easily and profitably, esp. from standing type, illustrations, or the like

fat work. Compare lean 2 def. 11

Verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to make or become fat. ?

Idioms

a fat chance

Slang . a very slight chance; small probability

A fat chance he has of winning the title!

a fat lot

Slang . little or not at all

A fat lot they care about anyone else's troubles!

chew the fat. chew ( def. 11 ) .

the fat is in the fire

an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast

Now that they have been given an ultimatum, the fat is in the fire.

the decision, whether good or bad, has been made.

the crisis is imminent.

the fat of the land

the best or richest of anything obtainable

to live on the fat of the land.

Antonyms

adjective

skinny , slender , slight , slim , thin , lean , impoverished , poor , unproductive

Synonyms

adjective

beefy * , big , blimp , bovine , brawny , broad , bulging , bulky , bull , burly , butterball , chunky * , corpulent , distended , dumpy , elephantine , fleshy , gargantuan , gross , heavy , heavyset , hefty , husky , inflated , jelly-belly , lard , large , meaty * , obese , oversize , paunchy , plump , plumpish , ponderous , porcine , portly , potbellied , pudgy * , roly-poly * , rotund , solid , stout , swollen , thickset , weighty , whalelike , adipose , fatlike , fatty , greasy , oleaginous , suety , unctuous , affluent , cushy , fertile , flourishing , fruitful , good , lucrative , lush , profitable , prosperous , remunerative , thriving , overblown , overweight , oily , advantageous , moneymaking , rewarding , bloated , buxom , chubby , fattening , pampered , pinguescent , pinguid , productive , pudgy , pursy , sonsy , squab , steatopygic

noun

blubber , bulk , cellulite , corpulence , excess , fatness , flab , flesh , grease , lard , obesity , overabundance , overflow , paunch , plethora , suet , superfluity , surfeit , surplus , tallow , glut , overage , overmuch , overrun , overstock , oversupply , surplusage , adipose , adiposis , adiposity , broad , chubby , corporation , corpulent , cushy , elephantine , fattiness , fertile , fleshy , fruitful , heavy , large , lipid , obese , oil , olein , opulent , overweight , paunchy , pinguidity , plump , portly , potbellied , profitable , prosperous , pudgy , rich , rotund , stocky , stout , thick , tubby