fat

adjective15

1. •
   not thin, with a round body that is heavy for its size

   • The fat man had problems going through the door.
   • The fattest pig should yield the most meat.
2. •
   Thick; large.

   • The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
3. •
   Bulbous; rotund.
4. •
   Bountiful.
5. •
   Fertile; productive.

   • Land was fatter, soil was rich, hands were many — 1974
6. •
   Rich; producing a large income; desirable.

   • It's a fat contract for a fat part in the film, so he’ll grown fat on the profits.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
8. •
   Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
9. •
   (slang) Being greatly or substantially such; real.

   • I'd've liked to hang around but the guys were in a fat hurry. — 1970
10. •
    Of a role: significant; major; meaty.

    • He is what the theatre calls a “fat” role — a man suddenly confronted by a terrible duty. He is called upon to revenge the murder of his father and to right a wrong against the state. — 1965
11. •
    Having a full or rich sound with strong bass and low-midrange presence.
12. •
    Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

    • , "Why Christ's Doctrine was Rejected" persons grown fat and wealthy by a long and successful imposture
13. •
    Carrying additional data or functionality.
14. •
    Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.

    • Hitting a thin shot from a fairway bunker is more productive than hitting a fat shot. — 1992
15. •
    (no longer used) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.

    • Make the heart of this people fat,[…] — 1611

noun13

1. •
   A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.

   • Mammals that hibernate have plenty of fat to keep them warm during the winter.
2. •
   Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.

   • Ask the butcher for a few pounds of fat for our greens.
3. •
   A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

   • Dietary fat is not the evil that it was once misapprehended to be; carbs are increasingly recognized as a bigger driver of atherosclerosis via chronic insulin resistance and the vascular processes that cascade from it.
4. •
   That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

   • We need to trim the fat in this company
5. •
   The best or richest productions; the best part.
6. •
   (informal, offensive) A fat person.

   • Prefer military, bodybuilders, jocks. No smokers or fats please. — 1996
7. •
   (slang) An erection.

   • I saw Daniel crack a fat.
8. •
   A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
9. •
   (Australia) A beef cattle fattened for sale.

   • Before riding over to the fats we'll have a look about us. — 1934
10. •
    (old-fashioned) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
11. •
    A fop or dandy.

    • I took my revenge on this ‘fat’, by making him as fatuitous as I possibly could. — 1853
12. •
    (no longer used) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.

    • And the floores shall bee full of wheate, and the fats shall ouerflowe with wine and oyle. — 1611
13. •
    (no longer used) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.

verb3

1. •
   To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
2. •
   (no longer used) To make fat; to fatten.
3. •
   (no longer used) To become fat; to fatten.

noun7

1. •
   Any of a series of file systems that use one or more FATs.
2. •
   FAT16 or FAT16B.
3. •
   FAT12.
4. •
   FAT12 or FAT16, without drawing a distinction between the two.
5. •
   Acronym of file allocation table.
6. •
   Any of a series of genes and their equivalent proteins that are associated with cell proliferation.
7. •
   (Wales) Initialism of full agricultural tenancy.