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What does fat mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word fat? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
  2. Thick.
  3. Bountiful.
  4. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.
  5. (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
  6. Fertile; productive.
  7. Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
  8. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
  9. (dated, printing) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
  10. Alternative form of phat
Noun
  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.
  4. (slang) An erection.
  5. (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
  6. The best or richest productions; the best part.
  7. (dated, printing) Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.
Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
  2. (intransitive, archaic) To become fat; to fatten.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
  2. (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
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