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to lose fat

to lose fat

4 3.0
To reduce the fat on your body by eating less and exercising
  • phrasal verb
  • /luːz fæt/
translation icon : perder grasa
  • To lose fat, it's important to combine a healthy diet with physical activity.
  • lose fat and gain muscle
  • help you lose fat
  • workout to lose fat

It's going to help you lose fat and that's the difference.

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Examples

  • But for me to lose fat and build muscle.

  • Seeing that most of my clients want to lose fat, optimal diet adherence is high on my priority list.

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  • You can start to lose fat today.

  • We're also talking about losing fat so that it stays off as long as possible.

  • Is it worth trying to lose fat and build muscle at the same time?

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  • How do you try to lose fat and build muscle at the same time?

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  • First, let's answer the question if it's possible to lose fat and build muscle at the same time.

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  • I teach women to lose fat through working out and exercising.

  • Cardio training will help you lose fat, slim you down, and is essential for losing weight.

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  • The only way to lose fat is to reduce caloric intake.

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Synonyms

to reduce
vsto lose fat
24 2.9

To lose body weight

focuses on removing stored tissue rather than general mass loss
to diet
vsto lose fat
24 3.3

To eat less and control what you eat usually to lose weight or improve health

serves as one method among others to remove stored tissue
to slim down
vsto lose fat
5 3.0

To lose weight and become thinner

aims specifically at cutting stored tissue rather than overall mass

Antonyms

to bulk
  • Jargon
15 5.6

To gain muscle and weight by exercising and eating more

How Lean

to lose fat
4 3.0
to fatten
45 2.2

Surface Forms

lose fat infinitive
losing fat present participle
loses fat third person singular
lost fat past
lost fat past participle

Morphology

lose + fat

The meaning 'to reduce body fat' is directly and compositionally derived from 'lose' (to undergo a decrease) + 'fat' (body fat). This follows the common and cross-linguistic pattern 'lose + noun' (e.g., lose weight), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase lose fat puts together lose and fat: imagine your body letting go of extra fat, the soft parts that add weight, when you eat less or exercise more. So lose fat means 'to reduce the amount of fat in your body'.