crash diet

noun

: a way of losing a lot of weight very quickly by limiting how much one eats

He went on a crash diet and lost 20 pounds in a month.

Examples of crash diet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In turn, this could entice me to abandon my good approach and leap into a stupid crash diet. —Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025

The most effective way to restore balance isn’t a crash diet or caffeine. —Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 16 June 2025

On a continuation of the podcast chat, Barber and Sweetin spoke to nutritionist and former Fuller House production coordinator Melanie Samuels, who agreed that the Tanner adults could have done a better job helping D.J. before her crash diet got out of control. —Kate Hogan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025

Chris Pratt was a former sitcom goof transformed into a wisecracking action star through the power of a crash diet. —Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024

Rhymes for crash diet

• guyot
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• quiet
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• panchayat
• unquiet

Medical Definition

crash diet

noun

ˈkrash- 

: a diet intended to help a person lose a large amount of weight in a short period of time typically by reducing the amount of food consumed to minimal levels

If you feel you need to diet, be reasonable about it. Aim to lose no more than 4 pounds per month, as crash diets are unsustainable and can cause … weight fluctuation that may damage metabolism and could lead to eating disorders.

—Runner's World

crash dieter noun

Chronic crash dieters lose muscle along with fat, and when they regain weight, they gain back mostly fat.

—Betty Weider, Shape

crash dieting noun