fat

1. n. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. Source: opted

2. n. A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities. Source: opted

3. superl. Abounding with fat Source: opted

4. superl. Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox. Source: opted

5. superl. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food. Source: opted

6. superl. Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid. Source: opted

7. superl. Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture. Source: opted

8. superl. Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job. Source: opted

9. superl. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. Source: opted

10. superl. Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page. Source: opted

11. n. An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose. Source: opted

12. n. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land. Source: opted

13. n. Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor. Source: opted

14. a. To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep. Source: opted

15. v. i. To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. Source: opted

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