fat

[US]/fæt/
[UK]/fæt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. containing a large amount of adipose tissue, overweight
n. adipose tissue, grease or oil from animals

Phrases & Collocations

fat chance

body fat

blood fat

low fat

chew the fat

fat content

a fat lot

fat man

animal fat

saturated fat

crude fat

fat metabolism

fat pad

milk fat

fat lady

fat cat

fat body

bit of fat

subcutaneous fat

no fat

Example Sentences

a feast of fat things

grew fat on illegal profits.

A fat lot of good that is!

A fat lot of use that is!

She was too fat to model.

He is old and fat and indolent.

pudgy fingers.See Synonyms at fat

She was too fat to be a mannequin.

living off the fat of the land.

a fat lot of good it will do him.

Real-world Examples

You got me again. This isn't nonfat yogurt. This is fatty fat fat.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 3

The cook skimmed the fat from the soup.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Kitty is getting fatter and fatter every day.

Source: Aesop's Fables for Children

They're muscly, there's no fat on them, they're lean.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

Do we have any trans fats left?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Cold water immersion also activates brown fat.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

You burn more fat. You gain more motivation.

Source: Science in Life

Some reuse animal fats left from earlier meals.

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

One made from the murderer's rendered fat.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Listen, you'll suffer from eating too much fat.

Source: New Horizons College English Audio-Visual Course (Third Edition)

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