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