fat

fat
[[t]fæt[/t]]
n. adj. fat•ter, fat•test, v., fat•ted, fat•ting
1) anat. any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water-insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids and are the chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds: used in cookery and in the manufacture of soaps and other products
2) anat. animal tissue containing much of this substance
3) obesity; corpulence
4) the richest or best part of anything:
the fat of the land[/ex]
5) an overabundance or excess; superfluity or reserve:
a budget without fat[/ex]
6) having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese:
a fat person[/ex]
7) plump; well-fed:
a fat chicken[/ex]
8) consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily:
fat meat[/ex]
9) profitable; lucrative:
a fat job in government[/ex]
10) affording good opportunities, esp. for gain:
a fat recording contract[/ex]
11) wealthy; prosperous; rich:
to grow fat on bribes and graft[/ex]
12) big, broad, or extended; thick:
a fat roll of fifty-dollar bills[/ex]
13) plentiful; abundant:
a fat supply of food[/ex]
14) plentifully supplied:
a fat larder[/ex]
15) dull; stupid
16) (of paint) having more oil than pigment
Compare lean II, 6)
17) fertile, as land; productive
18) to make or become fat
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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE fǣtt fat′less, adj. fat′ness, n.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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