The Clue
"___ chance!" (3 letter answer)
The Answer
FAT
Tags
Notes
The answer FAT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
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Type of chance
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Cause of some unwanted expansion
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Definition
FAT as a noun:
1. a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
2. (adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue) = a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
3. (fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois) = excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
FAT as a verb:
1. (fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up) = make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
FAT as an adjective:
1. having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
2. having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
3. (fatty, fat) = containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
4. (fat, juicy) = lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
5. (fat, fertile, productive, rich) = marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
6. (fat, rounded) = a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"