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English

Etymology
OE. fætt

Pronunciation
AHD: f�t
IPA: /fæt/
SAMPA: /<tt>f{t</tt>/
audio|en-us-fat.ogg|Audio (US)
*Rhymes:English:-æt|Rhymes: -æt

Adjective
en-adj|fatt|er

1. Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.

#:The fat man had trouble getting through the door.

1. thick|Thick.

#:The fat 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)

Synonyms
i-c|carrying a larger than normal amount of fat chubby, chunky, corpulent, lardy (slang), obese, overweight, plump, porky (slang), rotund, tubby, well-fed
saurus|fat|obese
i-c|thick thick
i-c|bountiful bountiful, prosperous

Antonyms
i-c|carrying a larger than normal amount of fat lean, skinny, slim, thin

Translations
trans-top|carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body
Albanian: trashë (i/e)
Arabic: ARchar|س��� (samiin)
Arabic, Egyptian: ARchar|تخ�� (tixiin)
Armenian: Õ£Õ¥Ö�
Czech: tlustý
Danish: fed
Dutch: vet, vette, dik, dikke, gezet, gezette, corpulent
Esperanto: grasa, korpulenta
Finnish: lihava, läski (derogatory)
French: gros
German: dick#German|dick; fett
Greek: �ον����
Hungarian: kövér
Icelandic: feitur
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Irish: ramhar
Italian: grasso
Japanese: 太��(����, futotta)
Kurdish: KUchar|���ڵ���
Norwegian: feit, korpulent
Portuguese: gordo
Russian: жи�н�й, �ол���й
Latin: obesus
Latvian: resns
Slovene: debel
Spanish: gordo
Swedish: fet, tjock
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trans-top|thick
Albanian: trashë (i/e)
Czech: tlustý
Dutch: dik, dikke, gezet, gezette, corpulent
Esperanto: dika
Finnish: paksu
German: dick#German|dick; fett
Icelandic: þykkur
Irish: ramhar
Italian: grosso
trans-mid
Portuguese: gordo
Russian: �ол���й
Slovene: debel
Spanish: grueso
Swedish: tjock
Welsh: tew
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trans-top|bountiful
Dutch: vet, vette
Finnish: satoisa, lihava
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Portuguese: gordo
Swedish: fet, rik
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ttbc|Bulgarian: дебел m
ttbc|Urdu: ��ٹا m, ��ٹ� f

Noun
fat (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.

Synonyms
i-c|animal tissue adipose tissue, lard (in animals; derogatory slang when used of human fat)
i-c|substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat grease, lard
i-c|tub vat

wikipedia|Fat

Quotations

vat
1882, In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat, for 6s. 10d., a wort fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d. &mdash; James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 429.

Translations
trans-top|specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy
Albanian: dhjamë
Czech: tuk m
Danish: fedt n
Dutch: vet n, vetlaag f
Esperanto: graso
Finnish: rasva; silava or läski (pork fat)
French: gras m
German: Fett n
Greek: λί�ο� m
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Hungarian: zsír
Italian: grasso m
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ز
Latin: adeps
Norwegian: fett n
Portuguese: gordura f
Russian: жи� m, �ало n coll.
Spanish: grasa f
Swedish: fett
Telugu: ��వ�వ� (kovvu)
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trans-top|refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat
Albanian: yndyrë
Dutch: vet n
Esperanto: graso
Finnish: rasva
French: gras m, matière grasse f
Italian: grasso m
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Kurdish: KUchar|����ر�
Russian: жи� m
Spanish: grasa f
Swedish: fett
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trans-top|that part of an organization deemed wasteful
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vat
See vat

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ttbc|Bulgarian: мазнина f
ttbc|Slovak: tuk m
ttbc|Urdu: �رب�

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
to fat

1. archaic To make fat; to fatten.

#:kill the fatted calf

Translations

Albanian: majm
Danish: opfede
Dutch: vetmesten
Esperanto: grasigi
Finnish: lihottaa
Italian: ingrassare
mid
Portuguese: engordar, cevar
Russian: �ол��е��
Swedish: göda

Related terms
fat chance
fatten

Anagrams
aft - (alphagram)

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Albanian
Noun
fat

1. luck

Category:Albanian nouns

Catalan

Etymology
Latin fatum

Noun
fat

1. fate

Category:Catalan nouns

French

Etymology
Latin fatuus

Noun
fat

1. conceited

Category:French adjectives

Icelandic
Fallbeyging hk sb 01 ö|f|t

Etymology
Old Norse

Noun
fat n

1. vessel
2. piece of clothing

Category:Icelandic nouns

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1

1. plate
2. vat
3. barrel

Swedish
sv-noun|gender=Neuter|fat|fatet|fat|faten|fats|fatets|fats|fatens

Noun
fat

1. saucer; a small dish
2. plate (serving dish)
3. barrel (oil or wine), cask, keg (beer)
4. barrel; a unit of volume. Usually referring to the oil barrel of 158.9873 liters

Derived terms
;saucer
tefat
;serving dish
serveringsfat
kakfat
;barrel; container
fatöl

Idioms
ha någons huvud på ett fat - have someone's head on a platter
det ligger någon i fatet - "it's in someone's plate" - about something that is, or is by others perceived as, an obstacle (physical or mental) to someone

Category:Swedish nouns

Volapük
vo-noun|fat

Etymology
German Vater, English ''father

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-fat.ogg|audio

Noun
fat

1. father

Category:Volapük nouns

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• 2007-11-27 18:29 - DerbethBot - added audio Sv-fat.ogg; added missing pron. section

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