fat

Pronunciation

• enPR: făt, IPA ^(key): /fæt/

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Adjective

Positive fat

Comparative fatter

Superlative fattest

A fat dog.

1. If a person or animal is fat, it is big and heavy because it has too much fat.
   • Synonyms: obese, chubby and plump

   I got really fat when I was in university because I ate every meal at McDonalds.

Noun

Singular fat

Plural fats

Meat (red) with fat (white)

1. (uncountable) animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.

   Let's get the light cheese. It only has 15% fat. The regular cheese has 35%.