fats
n.
one of the three main classes of foods (source of energy in the body)
fat
n.
oily substance present in the bodies of animals and in some plants
v.
fatten, make fat; gain weight, become fat
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Fats
Fats
Fat 1. adipose tissue, forming soft pads between organs, smoothing and rounding out body contours, and furnishing a reserve supply of energy. 2. [
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fat
Noun
1. a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
(hypernym) lipid, lipide, lipoid
(hyponym) edible fat
(substance-holonym) fat cell, adipose cell
(substance-meronym) triglyceride
(part-meronym) glyceride, acylglycerol
2. a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
(synonym) adipose tissue, fatty tissue
(hypernym) animal tissue
(hyponym) flab
(derivation) fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
3. excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others"
(synonym) fatness, blubber, avoirdupois
(hypernym) bodily property
(hyponym) adiposity, adiposeness, fattiness
(derivation) fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
Verb
1. make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
(synonym) fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(entail) feed, give
(derivation) adipose tissue, fatty tissue
Adjective
1. having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
(antonym) thin, lean
(similar) abdominous, paunchy, potbellied
(see-also) endomorphic, pyknic
(attribute) body weight
2. having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
(similar) thick
3. containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
(synonym) fatty
(similar) adipose
4. lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
(synonym) juicy
(similar) profitable
(classification) colloquialism
5. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
(synonym) fertile, productive, rich
(similar) fruitful
6. a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"
(synonym) rounded
(similar) endomorphic, pyknic
fat (m)
n.
smug person, popinjay