milk
milk · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young, especially cow's milk used as a food and drink by humans.
- 2.
To draw milk from a cow or other animal.
- 3.
The white juice of certain plants.
- 4.
To exploit or extract maximum value from something.
- 5.
Plant-based alternatives to dairy milk.
Phrases & expressions
- •cry over spilled milk — to be upset about something that cannot be undone
- •milk and honey — abundance and prosperity
- •milk of human kindness — kindness and compassion
- •milk someone/something for all it's worth — to exploit thoroughly
Related words
Etymology
From Old English meolc, milc, from Proto-Germanic meluks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂melǵ- ("to milk").