fat — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
• dish noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
• plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.

Senses

fat is used for these senses in English:

• barrel (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
• dish A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
• plate A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

barrel — full definition

1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

dish — full definition

1. noun A shallow container used for serving or holding food.
2. noun A particular type of prepared food.
3. noun A curved, bowl-shaped antenna used to receive signals.
4. verb To serve food, especially onto plates.
5. verb Informal: to share gossip or personal details.

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