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1. ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fante Akan.

adjective

1. Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

   “The fat man had problems going through the door.”

2. Thick; large.

   “The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.”

3. Bulbous; rotund.

4. Bountiful.

noun

1. A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.

   “Mammals that hibernate have plenty of fat to keep them warm during the winter.”

2. Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.

   “Ask the butcher for a few pounds of fat for our greens.”

verb

1. To make fat; to fatten.

   “kill the fatted calf”

2. To become fat; to fatten.

3. To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.

noun

1. A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.

2. A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.