- having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken.
- consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat.
- profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission.
- affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a fat business contract.
- wealthy; prosperous; rich: He grew fat on dishonest profits.
- big, broad, or extended; thick: a fat sheaf of bills.
- plentiful; abundant: a fat supply of food.
- plentifully supplied: a fat larder; a fat feast.
- dull; stupid: fat clumsiness of manner.
- abounding in a particular element: Fat pine is rich in resin.
- (of paint) having more oil than pigment.
- (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons.
- long1 (def. 25).
- fertile, as land: Everything grows in this fat soil.
- any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness: to have rolls of fat around one's waist.
- the richest or best part of anything.
- obesity; corpulence: In his later years, he inclined to fat.
- especially profitable or advantageous work.
- an overabundance or excess; superfluity.
- action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities.
- matter that can be composed easily and profitably, especially from standing type, illustrations, or the like: fat work.
- to make or become fat.
- a very slight chance; small probability: A fat chance he has of winning the title!
- little or not at all: A fat lot they care about anyone else's troubles!
- chew (def. 11).
- the fat is in the fire,
- an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast: Now that they have been given an ultimatum, the fat is in the fire.
- the decision, whether good or bad, has been made.
- the crisis is imminent.
- the best or richest of anything obtainable: to live on the fat of the land.
- any of a class of naturally occurring soft greasy solids that are esters of glycerol and certain fatty acids. They are present in some plants and in the adipose tissue of animals, forming a reserve energy source, and are used in making soap and paint and in the food industry
- vegetable or animal tissue containing fat
- corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
- the best or richest part of something
- a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
- chew the fat slang
- to argue over a point
- to talk idly; gossip
- an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
- the best that is obtainable
- having much or too much flesh or fat
- consisting of or containing fat; greasy
- profitable; lucrative
- affording great opportunities
- fertile or productive
- thick, broad, or extended
- having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
- plentifully supplied
- empty; stupid
- very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc)
- to make or become fat; fatten
