milk
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Definition of milk
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verbDefinition of milk (Entry 2 of 4)
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Milk
geographical name
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Synonyms for milk
Synonyms: Verb
abuse, capitalize (on), cash in (on), exploit, impose (on or upon), leverage, pimp, play (on or upon), use, work
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Examples of milk in a Sentence
Noun
cheese made from sheep's milk a glass of low-fat milkVerb
greedy landlords milking their tenants of all their money unscrupulous people trying to milk the welfare system for all it's worth
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Save room for the fried milk, and skip the cocktails and opt for either sake or wine—the list for both is extensive. — Diana Oates, Condé Nast Traveler, "20 Best Restaurants in Houston," 1 Oct. 2018 Some, like Teigen, have turned to syringes to recover the milk, while several others wrote about soaking it up with paper towels and wringing them out into a bottle. — Andrea Park, Glamour, "Moms Are Living For These Videos of Chrissy Teigen Saving Her Spilled Breast Milk," 19 July 2018 One team eyeballs the flour, and accidentally doubles the milk. — Anya Van Wagtendonk, Philly.com, "For these immigrants, flipping pancakes and learning English go hand-in-hand," 12 July 2018 Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the remaining sifted dry ingredients and the milk. — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, "A Brown Kitchen: Mango layer cake for a fresh summer treat," 11 July 2018 Pour this mixture back into the remaining milk in the pan. — Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, "When Eton mess gives you extra yolks, whip them up into ice cream," 10 July 2018 Gierl, who had already spent one night in a hotel with her husband, her 8-month-old baby and their dog, resigned herself to another night away from home, worrying about the food and the frozen breast milk spoiling in her fridge. — Javier Panzar, latimes.com, "Hundreds of customers are still without power as hot and angry Angelenos fume at the DWP," 10 July 2018 The shells would then be heated over a fire, causing the milk to brown just enough for the message to mystically appear on the paper for the recipient. — Marissa Gold, Country Living, "Everything You Need to Know About the History of Halloween and Why We Celebrate It," 6 July 2018 Brush with the milk, then sprinkle with a little sugar. — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, "It’s a June thing: Cherries, blueberries and raspberries are all ripe right now," 28 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Anup Katheria’s team at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital San Diego is trying a technique called umbilical-cord milking on babies who are born not breathing and have to be resuscitated. — Laura Landro, WSJ, "The New, Improved World of Infant Care," 16 Sep. 2018 Wisconsin lost 500 dairy farms in 2017, and about 150 have quit milking cows so far this year, putting the total number of milk-cow herds at around 7,600 — down 20 percent from five years ago. — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Already in trouble, Wisconsin dairy farmers are now getting hammered by tariffs," 27 June 2018 Locker is busy raising cattle, milking cows, writing about theology. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "Why Jake Locker Walked Away From Football—and Why He Doesn’t Miss It," 18 Apr. 2018 Purrier grew up milking 30 dairy cows each morning at 5:30, before showering and heading to school. — Stan Grossfeld, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s how a dairy farmer from Vermont became an NCAA track champ," 2 Apr. 2018 The fire started in the Wallace farm’s milking parlor, but investigators were not certain of its exact source, said Waterbury Fire Chief Gary Dillon. — Washington Post, "Fire destroys historic farm, 2 houses, kills 23 farm animals," 2 Apr. 2018 It’s hard to blame Maccagnan, or anyone in that room, for milking the moment. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "The Jets’ Long Road to Sam Darnold," 16 May 2018 Instead of milking his fleeting fame, the 36-year-old Foster went back to his day job as an accountant at Golub Capital and hadn’t been heard from until Wednesday night, when he was called onto the stage at the NHL awards show in Las Vegas. — Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, "Accountant-turned-Blackhawks emergency goalie Scott Foster returns at NHL awards show," 21 June 2018 With his high, declamatory voice and his way of milking words for their sonic potential as well as their meaning, Mr. Nuriddin (pronounced noo-ruh-DEEN) stood out. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, ‘Grandfather of Rap,’ Is Dead at 73," 13 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018 Some of the farm groups cite Canada’s dairy system as an example of how milk supply management, coupled with price controls, has kept small farms in business. — Rick Barrett, USA TODAY, "America's Dairyland reels as low milk prices destroy family farms," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'milk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of milk was before the 12th century
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milk
noun
English Language Learners Definition of milk
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: a white liquid produced by a woman to feed her baby or by female animals to feed their young; especially : milk from cows or goats that is used as food by people
: a white liquid produced by a plant
milk
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of milk (Entry 2 of 2)
: to get milk from (an animal)
: to use (something or someone) in a way that helps you unfairly
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