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noun (uncountable and countable; plural fats)
  1. (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
  2. (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
  3. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
  1. (context, countable, obsolete) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
  2. A person or animal that is overweight or obese.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vet
  • French: gras , matière grasse
  • German: Fett
  • Italian: grasso
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: grasa
adjective (fatt, er)
  1. Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.
The man had trouble getting through the door.
  1. thick, Thick.
The wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
  1. bountiful, Bountiful.
  2. Variant form of phat.
  3. (rfv-sense) (sports) A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See Thin,Shank,Toe)
Translations: 
  • Dutch: vet, vette
  • French: gros
  • German: dick
  • Italian: grosso
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: grueso
Etymology: fítt

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