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noun substance directly under your skin ADJ. excess, surplus | body | puppy It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking. VERB + FAT go to, put on, run to If you eat too much you will put on fat. She was middle-aged and running to fat. | burn (off), lose, shed Exercise helps you burn off excess fat. | break down Claims that anti-cellulite creams can break down fat are controversial. FAT + VERB accumulate The waistline is usually the first area where fat accumulates. PHRASES not an ounce of fat His body was all muscle, with not an ounce of fat. | a roll of fat He had great rolls of fat round his middle. in your diet/used in cooking ADJ. dietary | added, excess, extra, surplus | visible | animal, vegetable | mono-unsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated, unsaturated margarines that contain polyunsaturated fats | cooking | bacon, beef, etc. | hot Put the chicken in hot fat and braise thoroughly. VERB + FAT contain, have This cheese has a lot of fat in it. | be high/low in fat Ice cream is high in fat and sugar. | eat The amount of fat you eat can affect the health of your heart. | cut down on It's easy to cut down on fat without changing your diet too much. | cut out She has cut out fat altogether in an effort to lose weight. | cut, trim Trim any visible fat off the meat before cooking. | drain (off), pour off, skim off Remove the turkey from the pan and drain off the excess fat. FAT + VERB contain sth Fats contain more calories than carbohydrates for the same weight. | spit The only sound from the kitchen was the lamb fat spitting. FAT + NOUN intake the relationship between fat intake and cholesterol levels | content Despite its very low fat content, it is deliciously creamy., adj. VERBS be, feel, look | become, get, grow | make sb Try to cut out the foods that are making you fat. ADV. enormously, hugely, immensely, really, very | quite, rather | grossly, monstrously PHRASES big/great fat sitting next to a big fat woman a big fat envelope stuffed with banknotes
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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fat
having too much flesh on your body. It is rude to tell someone that they are fat. It is also better not to use any of these words when talking directly to someone about their body:
• She thinks she’s fat. • He looks the same, just a little fatter.
overweight
weighing more than you should:
• Many medical conditions are caused by being overweight. • She was several kilos overweight.
big/large
used when saying that someone has a big body. Large is more common than big in written English:
• My father was a big man. • two large ladies
obese
extremely fat in a way that is dangerous to your health:
• He went to a summer camp for obese teenagers.
chubby
slightly fat in a nice-looking way – used especially about babies and children:
• A chubby little baby was playing on the rug.
plump
a woman or child who is plump is slightly fat, especially in a pleasant way:
• Her mother was a plump cheerful woman.
flabby
having soft loose skin that looks unattractive:
• a flabby stomach • Her body was getting old and flabby.
portly
literary fat and round – used especially about fairly old men:
• The bishop was a portly middle-aged gentleman.
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