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fat noun 1 any of a group of organic compounds that occur naturally in animals and plants, are solid at room temperature, and are insoluble in water. 2 a in mammals: a layer of white or yellowish tissue that lies beneath the skin and between various organs, and which serves both as a thermal insulator and as a means of storing energy; b an excess of this. 3 chem any member of a group of naturally occurring substances consisting of the glycerides of higher fatty acids, eg palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid. adj (fatter, fattest) 1 having too much fat on the body; plump; overweight. 2 containing a lot of fat. 3 thick or wide. 4 colloq said of a fee, profit, etc: large. 5 fertile; profitable • a fat land. 6 facetious, slang none at all • a fat lot of good • a fat chance. verb (fatted, fatting) old use to fatten something. fatless adj. fatly adverb. fatness noun. fattish adj. The fat's in the fire said in expectation of disastrous consequences from something just said or done: that's done it; now there'll be trouble. grow fat on something to grow wealthy from the profits of something. kill the fatted calf to prepare a feast for someone's homecoming after a long absence. live off the fat of the land to live in luxury.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fætt fatted.