to fat
- verb
- /fæt/
- High-quality feed can help fatten the cattle more efficiently.
Examples
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Instead of having the cows just fatten themselves off normally on grass, which takes a lot longer, they speed up the process by feeding them corn and soy meal.
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I'm talking about she fats and mean it.
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That because we have inflation, we're seeing companies raise prices simply to fatten their profit margins.
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The farmer decided to fat the pigs before selling them at the market.
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To prepare for winter, the owner plans to fat the chickens by feeding them extra grains.
Synonyms
To make an animal gain weight and a sauce taste richer by giving more or richer food
To give extra food so a person or animal gains weight
To make someone or something fuller and rounder
To become slightly fatter by gaining weight
To make an animal or person gain weight
To make someone or something rounder and fuller
To make an animal or person fatter
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
An informal name for a place where people stay to lose weight by diet and exercise
An electric kitchen machine that cooks food by putting it completely in hot oil
- Specialized
When fat enters the blood and blocks a blood vessel after a broken bone
- Specialized
A yellow, greasy material from sheep's wool used in creams and skin products
How Fat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fat as a verb is from the same root as fatten and simply means 'make plump', so to fat an animal is to feed it until it grows fat.