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    fat
    /fat/

    noun

    • 1. a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs: "whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat" Similar fatty tissuefat cellsblubberadipose tissue
    • 2. 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: "some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats"

    adjective

    verb

    • 1. make or become fat: archaic "numbers of black cattle are fatted here"

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