a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
"pizza has too much fat"
a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
"fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
excess bodily weight
"she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
"My computer crashed because I tried to open a corrupted FAT file on my external hard drive."
A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
Acronym of File Allocation Table.
In plain English: Fat is a type of energy-storing substance found in foods and stored in your body.
"The roast had plenty of fat to keep it juicy while it cooked."
Usage: In everyday conversation, do not use "fat" to mean a computer file system; that technical abbreviation is FAT, not fat. Instead, reserve the noun form for describing a layer of body tissue or an excess amount of something like oil or grease.
To make fat; to fatten.
"The farmer fed the calves extra grain every day until they were ready for market."
In plain English: To make someone feel heavy or burdened by their own weight.
"The baker fatened the dough with extra butter to make it rich and soft."
Usage: Use "fat" as a verb only when describing the specific act of making an animal or person gain weight through feeding. In modern English, it is far more common to use synonyms like "fatten" or "plump" for this purpose.
marked by great fruitfulness
"fertile farmland"
"a fat land"
"a productive vineyard"
"rich soil"
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
"After spending the summer eating ice cream every day, she realized she had gotten a bit too fat for her favorite jeans."
In plain English: Fat means having a lot of body fat, which makes someone look larger than they actually are.
"The cat ate an extra sausage because it was feeling very fat."
Usage: Use "fat" to describe someone who carries excess body weight, but avoid it when referring to children due to its potential offensiveness. In casual conversation, the softer term "heavy" or "plump" often conveys the same physical meaning with less negative judgment.
The word "fat" comes from Middle English and Old English, where it originally meant "having been fattened." It traveled into modern usage as a direct descendant of these earlier Germanic terms describing something made plump or full.