Fat vs. Plumpy

Fat vs. Plumpy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fat and Plumpy

Fatadjective

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

The fat man had trouble getting through the door.The fattest pig should yield the most meat.

Plumpyadjective

Plump; fat; sleek.

Fatadjective

Thick.

The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.

Plumpynoun

(informal) A fat person or thing.

Fatadjective

Bountiful.

Fatadjective

Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; said of food.

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Fatadjective

(obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.

Fatadjective

Fertile; productive.

a fat soil;a fat pasture

Fatadjective

Rich; producing a large income; desirable.

a fat benefice;a fat office;a fat job

Fatadjective

Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.

Fatadjective

Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.

a fat take;a fat page

Fatadjective

alternative form of phat

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Fatnoun

(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.

Fatnoun

(countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.

Fatnoun

That part of an organization deemed wasteful.

We need to trim the fat in this company

Fatnoun

(slang) An erection.

I saw Daniel crack a fat.

Fatnoun

(golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)

Fatnoun

The best or richest productions; the best part.

to live on the fat of the land

Fatnoun

Work containing much blank, or its equivalent, and therefore profitable to the compositor.

Fatnoun

(obsolete) A large tub or vessel for water, wine, or other liquids; a cistern.

Fatnoun

(obsolete) A dry measure, generally equal to nine bushels.

Fatverb

To make fat; to fatten.

kill the fatted calf

Fatverb

To become fat; to fatten.

Fatnoun

a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides);

pizza has too much fat

Fatnoun

a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs;

fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold

Fatnoun

excess bodily weight;

she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others

Fatverb

make fat or plump;

We will plump out that poor starving child

Fatadjective

having much flesh (especially fat);

he hadn't remembered how fat she was

Fatadjective

having a relatively large diameter;

a fat rope

Fatadjective

containing or composed of fat;

fatty foodfat tissue

Fatadjective

lucrative;

a juicy contracta nice fat job

Fatadjective

marked by great fruitfulness;

fertile farmlanda fat landa productive vineyardrich soil

Fatadjective

a chubby body;

the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks