ALL meanings of defatted
fat
D d - noun defatted Simple past tense and past participle of defat. 1
- adjective defatted having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. 1
- adjective defatted plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. 1
- adjective defatted consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. 1
- adjective defatted profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission. 1
- adjective defatted affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a fat business contract. 1
- adjective defatted wealthy; prosperous; rich: He grew fat on dishonest profits. 1
- adjective defatted big, broad, or extended; thick: a fat sheaf of bills. 1
- adjective defatted plentiful; abundant: a fat supply of food. 1
- adjective defatted plentifully supplied: a fat larder; a fat feast. 1
- adjective defatted dull; stupid: fat clumsiness of manner. 1
- adjective defatted abounding in a particular element: Fat pine is rich in resin. 1
- adjective defatted (of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean2 (def 6). 1
- adjective defatted (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons. 1
- adjective defatted Ceramics. long1 (def 25). 1
- adjective defatted fertile, as land: Everything grows in this fat soil. 1
- noun defatted any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking. 1
- noun defatted animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness: to have rolls of fat around one's waist. 1
- noun defatted the richest or best part of anything. 1
- noun defatted obesity; corpulence: In his later years, he inclined to fat. 1
- noun defatted Slang. especially profitable or advantageous work. 1
- noun defatted an overabundance or excess; superfluity. 1
- noun defatted action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities. 1
- noun defatted Also, phat. Also called lift. Typesetting. matter that can be composed easily and profitably, especially from standing type, illustrations, or the like: fat work. Compare lean2 (def 11). 1
- idioms defatted a fat chance, Slang. a very slight chance; small probability: A fat chance he has of winning the title! 1
- idioms defatted a fat lot, Slang. little or not at all: A fat lot they care about anyone else's troubles! 1
- idioms defatted chew the fat. chew (def 11). 1
- idioms defatted the fat is in the fire, an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast: Now that they have been given an ultimatum, the fat is in the fire. the decision, whether good or bad, has been made. the crisis is imminent. 1
- idioms defatted the fat of the land, the best or richest of anything obtainable: to live on the fat of the land. 1
- adjective defatted From which fat has been removed (often by use of solvents). 0