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milk
(mĭlk)n.
1. A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.
2. The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.
3. Any of various potable liquids resembling milk, such as coconut milk or soymilk.
4. A liquid resembling milk in consistency, such as milkweed sap or milk of magnesia.
v. milked, milk·ing, milks
v.tr.
1.
a. To draw milk from the teat or udder of (a female mammal).
b. To draw or extract a liquid from: milked the stem for its last drops of sap.
2. To press out, drain off, or remove (a liquid): milk venom from a snake.
3. Informal
a. To draw out or extract something from: milked the witness for information.
b. To obtain money or benefits from, in order to achieve personal gain; exploit: "The dictator and his cronies had milked their country of somewhere between $5 billion and $10 billion" (Russell Watson).
c. To obtain the greatest possible advantage from (a situation).
d. To get the greatest effect from (a line or scene in a play, for example).
v.intr.
Idiom: 1. To yield or supply milk.
2. To draw milk from a female mammal.
milk it
To take advantage of the help or kindness of others, as when one acts as if one still needs help after recovering from an illness.
milk′er n.
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milk
(mɪlk)n
1. (Biochemistry)
a. a whitish nutritious fluid produced and secreted by the mammary glands of mature female mammals and used for feeding their young until weaned
b. the milk of cows, goats, or other animals used by man as a food or in the production of butter, cheese, etc. lacteallactic
2. (Botany) any similar fluid in plants, such as the juice of a coconut
3. (Pharmacology) any of various milklike pharmaceutical preparations, such as milk of magnesia
4. cry over spilt milk to lament something that cannot be altered
vb
5. (Agriculture) to draw milk from the udder of (a cow, goat, or other animal)
6. (Agriculture) (intr) (of cows, goats, or other animals) to yield milk
7. (tr) to draw off or tap in small quantities: to milk the petty cash.
8. (tr) to extract as much money, help, etc, as possible from: to milk a situation of its news value.
9. (tr) to extract venom, sap, etc, from
[Old English milc; compare Old Saxon miluk, Old High German miluh, Old Norse mjolk]
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milk
(mɪlk)n.
1. an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
2. this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or to make butter, cheese, yogurt, etc.
3. any liquid resembling this, as the sap of certain plants or a pharmaceutical preparation.
v.t. 4. to press or draw milk from the udder or breast of.
5. to extract something from as if by milking.
6. to get something from; exploit: The swindler milked her of all her savings.
7. to extract; draw out: milking laughs from the audience.
v.i. 8. to yield milk, as a cow.
9. to milk a cow or other mammal.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English meol(o)c, c. Old Frisian melok, Old Saxon miluk, Old High German miluh, Old Norse mjōlk, Gothic miluks, akin to Latin mulgēre, Greek amélgein to milk]
milk′er, n.
milk′less, adj.
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milk
(mĭlk) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young. Milk contains proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and sugars, especially lactose.
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Milk
See also cheese; food and nutrition.
any substance that stimulates the production and flow of milk. — galactopoietic, adj.
an instrument for measuring the richness of milk from its specific gravity. Also called galactometer.
an instrument for measuring the opacity of milk so that its cream content can be determined.
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milk
Past participle: milked
Gerund: milking
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| Noun | 1. |  milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beingsdairy product - milk and butter and cheese sour milk - milk that has turned sour pasteurized milk - milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation cows' milk - milk obtained from dairy cows yak's milk - the milk of a yak goats' milk - the milk of a goat acidophilus milk - milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders raw milk - unpasteurized milk scalded milk - milk heated almost to boiling homogenized milk - milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise certified milk - milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation condensed milk - sweetened evaporated milk skim milk, skimmed milk - milk from which the cream has been skimmed semi-skimmed milk - milk from which some of the cream has been removed whole milk - milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed low-fat milk - milk from which some of the cream has been removed buttermilk - residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" chocolate milk - milk flavored with chocolate syrup protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein" |
| 2. | milk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young mother's milk - milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body | |
| 3. |  Milk - a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River | |
| 4. | milk - any of several nutritive milklike liquids food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food coconut water, coconut milk - clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut coconut cream, coconut milk - white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat soya milk, soybean milk, soymilk - a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu formula - a liquid food for infants | |
| Verb | 1. |  milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"strip - draw the last milk (of cows) milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" |
| 2. | milk - exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth" | |
| 3. |  milk - add milk to; "milk the tea" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning" |
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milk
verb
1. draw milk from, express milk from Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
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Translations
melk
حليبحَليبحَلِيبٌلبنيَحْلِب
доямляко
llet
mlékodojit
mælkmalke
lakto
piim
شیر
lypsäämaitojaaritellajankata
दूध
mustimlijeko
tejfejfej2
susu
mjólkmjólka
牛乳お乳ミルク乳を搾る
우유유즙젖젖을 짜다
lac
pienaspieningumaspienininkaspieninis dantispieniškas
piensslauktliet
lapte
mliekodojiť
mlekomolsti
mjölkmjölka
maziwa
นมน้ำนมรีดนม
молоко
دودھ
sữavắt sữa
milk
[mɪlk]A. N → leche f
skim(med) milk → leche f desnatada
powdered milk → leche f en polvo
milk of magnesia (Med) → leche de magnesia
the milk of human kindness → la compasión personificada
it's no good crying over spilt milk → a lo hecho pecho
skim(med) milk → leche f desnatada
powdered milk → leche f en polvo
milk of magnesia (Med) → leche de magnesia
the milk of human kindness → la compasión personificada
it's no good crying over spilt milk → a lo hecho pecho
B. VT
1. [+ cow] → ordeñar
D. CPD milk bar N → cafetería f
milk chocolate N → chocolate m con leche
milk churn N → lechera f
milk cow N → vaca f lechera
milk diet N → dieta f láctea
milk duct N (Anat) → conducto m galactóforo
milk float N → carro m de la leche
milk jug N → jarrita f para la leche
milk pan N = milk saucepan milk products NPL → productos mpl lácteos
milk pudding N → arroz m con leche
milk round N (lit) → recorrido m del lechero (Brit) (Univ) recorrido anual de las principales empresas por las universidades para entrevistar a estudiantes del último curso con vistas a una posible contratación
milk run N (Aer) → vuelo m rutinario
milk saucepan N → cazo m or cacerola f para la leche
milk shake N → batido m, malteada f (LAm)
milk tooth N → diente m de leche
milk truck N (US) = milk float
milk chocolate N → chocolate m con leche
milk churn N → lechera f
milk cow N → vaca f lechera
milk diet N → dieta f láctea
milk duct N (Anat) → conducto m galactóforo
milk float N → carro m de la leche
milk jug N → jarrita f para la leche
milk pan N = milk saucepan milk products NPL → productos mpl lácteos
milk pudding N → arroz m con leche
milk round N (lit) → recorrido m del lechero (Brit) (Univ) recorrido anual de las principales empresas por las universidades para entrevistar a estudiantes del último curso con vistas a una posible contratación
milk run N (Aer) → vuelo m rutinario
milk saucepan N → cazo m or cacerola f para la leche
milk shake N → batido m, malteada f (LAm)
milk tooth N → diente m de leche
milk truck N (US) = milk float
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milk
[ˈmɪlk] vt
[+ cow] → traire
(fig) (= exploit) → presser comme un citron
to be milked → être pressé(e) comme un citronmilk chocolate n → chocolat m au laitmilk float n (British) → camionnette f de laitier
to be milked → être pressé(e) comme un citronmilk chocolate n → chocolat m au laitmilk float n (British) → camionnette f de laitier
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milk
n → Milch f; the land of or flowing with milk and honey → das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt; the milk of human kindness → die Milch der frommen Denk(ungs)art (liter); she was not exactly flowing over with the milk of human kindness → sie strömte nicht gerade über vor Freundlichkeit; it’s or there’s no use crying over spilled milk (prov) → was passiert ist, ist passiert
vt (lit, fig) → melken; the little old lady was milked dry by some heartless swindler → die alte Frau wurde von einem gewissenlosen Betrüger nach Strich und Faden ausgenommen (inf)
milk
in cpds → Milch-;milk-and-water
adj (fig) → seicht, verwässert; he dismissed the report as milk and water → er tat den Bericht als nichtssagend ab
milk bar
n → Milchbar f
milk carton
n → Milchtüte f, → Milchkarton m
milk chocolate
n → Vollmilchschokolade f
milk churn
n → Milchkanne f
milk float
n → Milchauto nt
milk
:milkmaid
n → Milchmädchen nt
milkman
n → Milchmann m
milk of magnesia
n → Magnesiamilch f
milk powder
n → Milchpulver nt
milk product
n → Milchprodukt nt
milk pudding
n (Brit) → Milchspeise f
milk round
n (Brit)
(of milkman) → Milchrunde f
(Univ) regelmäßige Besuche von Personalvertretern großer Firmen an Universitäten, um mögliche Mitarbeiter zu rekrutieren
milk run
n (Aviat inf) → Routineflug m
milkshake
n → Milchmixgetränk nt, → Milchshake m
milksop
n → Milchbart m, → Milchgesicht nt
milk stout
n (Brit) → ˜ Malzbier nt
milk tooth
n → Milchzahn m
milkweed
n (US) → Schwalbenwurzgewächs nt
milk-white
adj → milchig-weiß, milchweiß
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milk
[mɪlk]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
milk
(milk) noun a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. The commonest source of milk is the cow.
verb to obtain milk from. The farmer milks his cows each day.
ˈmilky adjective1. containing milk. milky coffee.
2. like milk in appearance. A milky substance.
ˈmilkiness nounˈmilkmaid noun
formerly, a woman employed to milk cows by hand.
ˈmilkman noun a man who delivers milk.
ˈmilkshake noun a drink made by shaking up milk and a particular flavouring. I'd like a chocolate/strawberry milkshake.
milk tooth one of the first set of a baby's teeth. The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.
the Milky Way (also the Galaxy) a huge collection of stars stretching across the sky.
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milk
→ حَلِيبٌ, يَحْلِبُ dojit, mléko mælk, malke melken, Milch αρμέγω, γάλα leche, ordeñar lypsää, maito lait, traire mlijeko, musti latte, mungere 乳を搾る, 牛乳 우유, 젖을 짜다 melk, melken melk, melke mleko, wydoić leite, ordenhar доить, молоко mjölk, mjölka นม, รีดนม sağmak, süt sữa, vắt sữa 挤奶, 牛奶Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
milk
n. leche;
boiled ___ → ___ hervida;
clotted ___ → ___ cuajada;
condensed ___ → ___ condensada;
dry ___ → ___ en polvo;
evaporated ___ → ___ evaporada;
___ albumina → lactoalbúmina;
___ ascites → ascites seudoquilosa;
___ of magnesia → ___ de magnesia;
mother's ___ → leche materna;
skim ___ → ___ desnatada;
sterilized ___ → ___ esterilizada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Do you drink milk?
- Do you have real milk? (US)
Have you got real milk? (UK) - Coffee with milk, please (US)
A white coffee, please (UK) - With the milk on the side (US)
With the milk separate (UK) - Is it made with unpasteurised milk?
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milk
n leche f; breast — leche materna; cow’s — leche de vaca; lactose-free — leche deslactosada or sin lactosa; low-fat — leche baja en grasa; — product producto lácteo or de la leche; non-fat — leche descremada or desnatada; pasteurized — leche pasteurizada; raw — leche cruda, leche bronca (Mex); skim — leche descremada or desnatada; soy — leche de soya or soja; unpasteurized — leche sin pas-teurizar, leche no pasteurizada; whole — leche enteraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.