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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Quotations 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Related terms 1.7 Anagrams 2 Albanian 2.1 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Icelandic 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Norwegian 6.1 Noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Derived terms 7.1.2 Idioms 8 Volapük 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Pronunciation 8.3 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology

Old English fætt

[ Pronunciation

• AHD: făt
• IPA: /fæt/
• SAMPA: /f{t/
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  • Rhymes: -æt

[ Adjective

fat (comparative fatter, superlative fattest)

1. Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.

   The fat man had trouble getting through the door.

2. Thick.

   The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.

3. Bountiful.
4. Variant form of phat.
5. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (sports) A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See Thin,Shank,Toe)

Weisswange - Ben Cohen

[ Synonyms

• (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): chubby, chunky, corpulent, lardy (slang), obese, overweight, plump, porky (slang), rotund, tubby, well-fed
• Wikisaurus has an article on “fat” in the sense of “obese”.
• (thick): thick
• (bountiful): bountiful, prosperous

[ Antonyms

• (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat): lean, skinny, slim, thin

[ Translations

carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body

Albanian: trashë (i/e) Arabic: سمين (samiin) Arabic, Egyptian: تخين (tixiin) Armenian: գեր Czech: tlustý cs(cs) Danish: fed da(da) Dutch: vet, dik, gezet, corpulent, volslank Esperanto: grasa, korpulenta Finnish: lihava, läski (derogatory) French: gros fr(fr) German: dick; fett Greek: χοντρός el(el) Hungarian: kövér hu(hu)

Icelandic: feitur is(is) Irish: ramhar ga(ga) Italian: grasso it(it) Japanese: 太った(ふとった, futotta) Kurdish: قه‌ڵه‌و Latin: obesus Latvian: resns Norwegian: feit, korpulent Portuguese: gordo pt(pt) Russian: жирный, толстый Slovene: debel sl(sl) Spanish: gordo es(es) Swedish: fet sv(sv), tjock sv(sv)

thick

Albanian: trashë (i/e) Czech: tlustý cs(cs) Dutch: dik, gezet, corpulent Esperanto: dika eo(eo) Finnish: paksu fi(fi) German: dick; fett Icelandic: þykkur is(is) Irish: ramhar ga(ga)

Italian: grosso it(it) Portuguese: gordo pt(pt) Russian: толстый ru(ru) Slovene: debel sl(sl) Spanish: grueso es(es) Swedish: tjock sv(sv) Welsh: tew cy(cy)

bountiful

Dutch: vet nl(nl) Finnish: satoisa fi(fi), lihava fi(fi)

Portuguese: gordo pt(pt) Swedish: fet sv(sv), rik sv(sv)

[ Noun

fat (uncountable and countable; plural fats)

1. (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
2. (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
3. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

   We need to trim the fat in this company

4. (countable, obsolete) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
5. A person or animal that is overweight or obese.

[ Synonyms

• (animal tissue): adipose tissue, lard (in animals; derogatory slang when used of human fat)
• (substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat): grease, lard
• (tub): vat

Wikipedia

[ Quotations

vat

• 1882, In 1431 New College purchases brewing vessels, under the names of a mash fat, for 6s. 10d., a wort fat for 2s., a 'Gilleding' tub for 2s. 6d., and two tunning barrels at 8d. each, a leaden boiler for 24s., another for 12s., and a great copper beer pot for 13s. 4d. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 4, page 429.

[ Translations

specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy

Albanian: dhjamë Czech: tuk cs(cs) m. Danish: fedt n. Dutch: vet n., vetlaag f. Esperanto: graso eo(eo) Finnish: rasva; silava or läski (pork fat) French: gras fr(fr) m. German: Fett de(de) n. Greek: λίπος el(el) m. Hungarian: zsír hu(hu)

Italian: grasso it(it) m. Kurdish: به‌ز ku(ku) Latin: adeps la(la) Norwegian: fett no(no) n. Portuguese: gordura pt(pt) f. Russian: жир m., сало n coll. Spanish: grasa es(es) f. Swedish: fett sv(sv) Telugu: కొవ్వు (kovvu)

refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat

Albanian: yndyrë Dutch: vet nl(nl) n. Esperanto: graso eo(eo) Finnish: rasva fi(fi) French: gras m., matière grasse f.

Italian: grasso it(it) m. Kurdish: چه‌وری Russian: жир ru(ru) m. Spanish: grasa es(es) f. Swedish: fett sv(sv)

that part of an organization deemed wasteful

vat See vat

[ Verb

to fat

1. (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.

   kill the fatted calf

[ Translations

to make fat; to fatten

Albanian: majm Danish: opfede Dutch: vetmesten nl(nl) Esperanto: grasigi Finnish: lihottaa fi(fi)

Italian: ingrassare it(it) Portuguese: engordar pt(pt), cevar pt(pt) Russian: толстеть Swedish: göda sv(sv)

[ Related terms

• fat chance
• fatten

[ Anagrams

• aft - (alphagram)

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[ Albanian

[ Noun

fat

1. luck

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[ Catalan

[ Etymology

Latin fatum

[ Noun

fat

1. fate

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[ French

[ Etymology

Latin fatuus

[ Noun

fat

1. conceited

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[ Icelandic

Declension of fat
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	fat	fatið	föt	fötin
accusative	fat	fatið	föt	fötin
dative	fati	fatinu	fötum	fötunum
genitive	fats	fatsins	fata	fatanna
Other words with the same declension

[ Etymology

Old Norse

[ Noun

fat n.

1. vessel
2. piece of clothing

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[ Norwegian

[ Noun

fat n. (definite singular fatet; indefinite plural fat; definite plural fata/fatene)

1. plate
2. vat
3. barrel

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[ Swedish

Inflection for fat	Singular		Plural
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fat	fatet	fat	faten
Genitive	fats	fatets	fats	fatens

[ Noun

fat

1. saucer; a small dish
2. plate (serving dish)
3. barrel (oil or wine), cask, keg (beer)
4. barrel; a unit of volume. Usually referring to thee oil barrel of 158.9873 liters

[ Derived terms

saucer

• tefat

serving dish

• serveringsfat
• kakfat

barrel; container

• fatöl

[ Idioms

• ha någons huvud på ett fat - have someone's head on a platter
• det ligger någon i fatet - "it's in someone's plate" - about something that is, or is by others perceived as, an obstacle (physical or mental) to someone

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[ Volapük

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fat	fats
Accusative	fati	fatis
Genitive	fata	fatas
Dative	fate	fates

[ Etymology

German Vater, English father

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

fat

1. father