Fatted calf
see: kill the fatted calf
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[fat-n] /ˈfæt n/ verb (used with object) 1. to make fat. 2. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter. 3. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one’s pocketbook. 4. Cards. verb (used without object) 5. to grow . /ˈfætən/ verb 1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter 2. (transitive) to cause […]
- Fattening
[fat-n] /ˈfæt n/ verb (used with object) 1. to make fat. 2. to feed (animals) abundantly before slaughter. 3. to enrich: to fatten the soil; to fatten one’s pocketbook. 4. Cards. verb (used without object) 5. to grow . /ˈfætən/ verb 1. to grow or cause to grow fat or fatter 2. (transitive) to cause […]
- Fatter
[fat] /fæt/ adjective, fatter, fattest. 1. having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. 2. plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. 3. consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. 4. profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission. 5. affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a […]
- Fat tide
fat tide n. An increase in the fat content of blood and lymph following a meal.
- Fatties
[fat-ee] /ˈfæt i/ noun, plural fatties. Informal: Disparaging and Offensive. 1. a person who is overweight or obese (used as a term of address). /ˈfætɪ/ adjective -tier, -tiest 1. containing, consisting of, or derived from fat 2. having the properties of fat; greasy; oily 3. (esp of tissues, organs, etc) characterized by the excessive accumulation […]