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Word: Fat
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fǣtt ‘well fed, plump’, also ‘fatty, oily’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vet and German feist
fat
a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs
Short Definition:natural oily substance
Examples:- whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat
any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat
Short Definition:natural ester of glycerol and fatty acids
Examples:- some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats
Word: Fat
Speech Type: Adjective
fat
(of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh
Short Definition:having much excess flesh
Examples:- the driver was a fat wheezing man
large in bulk or circumference
Short Definition:large in bulk or circumference
Examples:- a fat cigarette
Word: Fat
Speech Type: Verb
fat
make or become fat
Short Definition:make or become fat
Examples:- numbers of black cattle are fatted here
- the hogs have been fatting
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