- fat
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 substance directly under your skinADJECTIVE▪ excess, extra, stored▪
Are you carrying extra fat around your middle?
▪ body▪ baby (AmE), puppy (BrE)▪He had lost all his baby fat/puppy fat.
VERB + FAT▪ gain, put on▪If you eat too much you will put on fat.
▪ go to, run to▪She was middle-aged and running to fat.
▪ burn, burn off, lose, shed▪Exercise helps you burn off excess fat.
▪ store▪the amount of fat stored in the body
▪ 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 around his middle.
2 in your diet/used in cookingADJECTIVE▪ dietary▪ added, excess, extra▪ reduced▪a reduced-fat diet
▪ high▪ visible▪ total▪Eat a diet low in total fat.
▪ healthful (AmE), healthy, unhealthy▪the best wholefood sources of healthy fats
▪Cut down drastically on unhealthy fats.
▪ animal, vegetable▪ hydrogenated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, saturated, trans, unsaturated▪margarines that contain polyunsaturated fats
▪ cooking▪ bacon, beef, duck, pork, etc.▪ rendered▪rendered bacon fat
▪ 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 in fat, be low in fat▪Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.
▪ consume, eat▪The amount of fat you eat can affect the health of your heart.
▪ cut down on, reduce▪It's easy to cut down on fat without changing your diet too much.
▪Reduce saturated fats in your diet.
▪ avoid, cut out, eliminate▪Avoid excess saturated fats as found in meat, poultry, and eggs.
▪She has cut out fat altogether in an effort to lose weight.
▪ cut, remove, trim▪Trim any visible fat off the meat before cooking.
▪ drain, drain off, pour off, skim off▪Remove the turkey from the pan and drain off the excess fat.
▪ add▪Add the remaining duck fat and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
FAT + VERB▪ contain sth▪Fats contain more calories than carbohydrates.
FAT + NOUN▪ intake▪the relationship between fat intake and cholesterol levels
▪ content▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}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.
▪ call sb▪Are you calling me fat?
ADVERB▪ enormously, hugely, immensely, really, very▪ quite, ratherPHRASES▪ big fat▪I was sitting next to a big fat man.
▪a big fat envelope stuffed with money
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
