fat

  1. (acronym) .  (computing) file allocation table (file allocation table).
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.
  4. Adjective.  Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.
  5. Adjective.  Thick.
  6. Adjective.  Bountiful.
  7. Adjective.  Variant form of '''phat'''.
  8. Adjective.  (rfv-sense) (sports) A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See thin, shank, toe).
  9. Noun.  (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
  10. Noun.  (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
  11. Noun.  That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
  12. Noun.  (slang) An erection.
  13. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.

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