FAT


Meaning of FAT in English

I.

noun

1 substance directly under your skin

ADJECTIVE

▪ excess , extra , stored

Are you carrying extra ~ around your middle?

▪ body

▪ baby ( AmE ), puppy ( BrE )

He had lost all his baby ~/puppy ~.

VERB + FAT

▪ gain , put on

If you eat too much you will put on ~.

▪ go to , run to

She was middle-aged and running to ~.

▪ burn , burn off , lose , shed

Exercise helps you burn off excess ~.

▪ store

the amount of ~ stored in the body

▪ break down

Claims that anti-cellulite creams can break down ~ are controversial.

FAT + VERB

▪ accumulate

The waistline is usually the first area where ~ accumulates.

PHRASES

▪ not an ounce of ~

His body was all muscle, with not an ounce of ~.

▪ a roll of ~

He had great rolls of ~ around his middle.

2 in your diet/used in cooking

ADJECTIVE

▪ dietary

▪ added , excess , extra

▪ reduced

a reduced-fat diet

▪ high

▪ visible

▪ total

Eat a diet low in total ~.

▪ healthful ( AmE ), healthy , unhealthy

the best wholefood sources of healthy ~s

Cut down drastically on unhealthy ~s.

▪ animal , vegetable

▪ hydrogenated , monounsaturated , polyunsaturated , saturated , trans , unsaturated

margarines that contain polyunsaturated ~s

▪ cooking

▪ bacon , beef , duck , pork , etc.

▪ rendered

rendered bacon ~

▪ hot

Put the chicken in hot ~ and braise thoroughly.

VERB + FAT

▪ contain , have

This cheese has a lot of ~ in it.

▪ be high in ~ , be low in ~

Ice cream is high in ~ and sugar.

▪ consume , eat

The amount of ~ you eat can affect the health of your heart.

▪ cut down on , reduce

It's easy to cut down on ~ without changing your diet too much.

Reduce saturated ~s in your diet.

▪ avoid , cut out , eliminate

Avoid excess saturated ~s as found in meat, poultry, and eggs.

She has cut out ~ altogether in an effort to lose weight.

▪ cut , remove , trim

Trim any visible ~ off the meat before cooking.

▪ drain , drain off , pour off , skim off

Remove the turkey from the pan and drain off the excess ~.

▪ add

Add the remaining duck ~ and chicken stock and bring to a boil.

FAT + VERB

▪ contain sth

Fats contain more calories than carbohydrates.

FAT + NOUN

▪ intake

the relationship between ~ intake and cholesterol levels

▪ content

Despite its very low ~ content, it is deliciously creamy.

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , feel , look

▪ become , get , grow

▪ make sb

Try to cut out the foods that are making you ~.

▪ call sb

Are you calling me ~?

ADVERB

▪ enormously , hugely , immensely , really , very

▪ quite , rather

PHRASES

▪ big ~

I was sitting next to a big ~ man.

a big ~ envelope stuffed with money

Fat is used with these nouns: ↑ belly , ↑ body , ↑ cat , ↑ cheque , ↑ cigar , ↑ contract , ↑ envelope , ↑ face , ↑ fee , ↑ finger , ↑ gain , ↑ kid , ↑ leg , ↑ lip , ↑ man , ↑ margin , ↑ pig , ↑ profit , ↑ stomach , ↑ thigh , ↑ tummy , ↑ tyre , ↑ wallet

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