Meaning of milk in English

milk

noun [ U ]

/mɪlk/ us

/mɪlk/

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the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.:

glass of milk I had a sandwich and a glass of milk.

carton of milk She was so thirsty that she drank the entire carton of milk in one go.

cow's/goat's milk

pasteurized milk The recipe turns out best when you use pasteurized milk.

skimmed milk I've switched to skimmed (US skim) milk to cut down on calories.

milk bottle We put the empty milk bottles out the night before the deliveries and he takes them away.

See also

condensed milk
dried milk
evaporated milk
whole milk

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the white liquid produced by women and other female mammals as food for their young:

breast milk Breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby.

mother's milk The baby elephant continues taking its mother's milk until it is at least two years old.

a white liquid made from some plants and trees or their nuts, etc., sometimes used instead of cow's milk:

coconut milk

plant-based alternatives to dairy such as almond or hazelnut milk

See also

oat milk
plant milk
potato milk
soya milk

a white liquid produced by some plants and trees:

The milk of the rubber tree is known as latex.

It usually takes six to seven years from the time a rubber tree is planted to when it can produce milk on a commercial basis.

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Do you take milk in your tea?
Don't use up all the milk, we need some for breakfast.
Add two cupfuls of milk to the mixture.
Don't forget to put the milk back in the fridge.
Antibodies from the mother's milk line the baby's intestines and prevent infection.

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Idiom

the milk of human kindness

milk

verb

/mɪlk/ us

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milk verb (GET MILK)

[ I or T ]

to get milk from an animal:

Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process.

Some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than others.

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milk verb (GET MONEY/INFORMATION)

[ T ] disapproving

to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way:

milk someone/something dry The newspapers milked the story dry.

milk someone/something of something The directors milked the company of several million dollars.

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Removing and extracting

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(Definition of milk from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

milk | American Dictionary

milk

noun [ U ]

/mɪlk/

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the white liquid produced esp. by cows which people drink:

cookies and milk

Milk is also the white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young:

Breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby.

The white liquid obtained from some plants is also called milk:

coconut milk

milk

verb [ T ]

/mɪlk/

To milk something or someone is to get as much from that thing or person as possible:

The newspapers milked the story dry.

(Definition of milk from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

milk | Business English

milk

verb [ T ]

disapproving

/mɪlk/ us

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to get as much money or information from someone or something as possible or as much advantage from a situation as possible:

milk sb for sth The supermarket has been accused of milking suppliers for as much money as they can.

If the press hear about this, they will milk the story for weeks.

(Definition of milk from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

What is the pronunciation of milk?

Translations of milk

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leche, leche vegetal, bebida vegetal…

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दूध, आईचे दूध…

ミルク, （動物の）乳を絞る, 牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう）…

süt, iliğini kurutmak, sömürmek…

lait [masculine], lait [masculine] maternel, traire…

llet, munyir…

melk, melken…

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दूध…

દૂધ, ધાવણ…

mælk, malke…

mjölk, mjölka…

susu, memerah susu…

die Milch, melken…