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fat

(f/&/t )

a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)(noun.substance)

Example:
Pizza has too much fat.

source: wordnet30
a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs(noun.body)

Example:
Fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold.

Synonym:
adipose tissue, fatty tissue

source: wordnet30
excess bodily weight(noun.attribute)

Example:
She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others.

Synonym:
avoirdupois, blubber, fatness
Antonym:
leanness, spareness, thinness

source: wordnet30
A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.(noun)

source: webster1913
An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.(noun)

source: webster1913

make fat or plump(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
fatten, fatten out, fatten up, fill out, flesh out, plump, plump out

source: wordnet30
To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.(verb)

source: webster1913
To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.(verb)

source: webster1913