- fat*/*/
- [fæt]
adj
I
1) a person or animal that is fat has too much flesh on their body and weighs too muchShe can eat whatever she likes and she never gets fat.[/ex]2) a fat object is thicker than other objects of the same typea big fat cigar[/ex]3) informalused about an amount of money that is very largeI bet he gets a nice fat salary![/ex]•fat chance — spoken used for emphasizing that you think that something is extremely unlikely[/ex]'Maybe Mike will help us.' 'Fat chance!'[/ex]a fat lot — spoken nothing, or not very much at all[/ex]A fat lot of help she'll be![/ex]Other ways of saying fat ■ big/large tall and fairly fat ■ chubby used especially for describing babies and children who look fat in a healthy attractive way ■ obese very fat in a way that is dangerous to your health ■ overweight heavier than you should be ■ plump slightly fat in a way that looks nice IInounfat */[fæt]1) [U] a soft white substance that you store in a layer under your skin2) [C/U] a food substance like oil that is used by your body to create energyReduce the amount of fat in your diet.[/ex]3) [C/U] oil in a solid or liquid form that is obtained from plants or animals and is used in cookingFry the meat in a small amount of fat.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.