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MILK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("milk" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "milk"):

mother's milk (milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth)

colostrum; foremilk (milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition)

Derivation:

milk (take milk from female mammals)

milk (add milk to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("milk" is a kind of...):

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)

Meronyms (substance of "milk"):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "milk"):

chocolate milk (milk flavored with chocolate syrup)

buttermilk (residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture)

low-fat milk (milk from which some of the cream has been removed)

whole milk (milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed)

semi-skimmed milk (milk from which some of the cream has been removed)

skim milk; skimmed milk (milk from which the cream has been skimmed)

condensed milk (sweetened evaporated milk)

evaporated milk (milk concentrated by evaporation)

dried milk; dry milk; milk powder; powdered milk (dehydrated milk)

certified milk (milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission)

homogenized milk (milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise)

scalded milk (milk heated almost to boiling)

raw milk (unpasteurized milk)

acidophilus milk (milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders)

goats' milk (the milk of a goat)

yak's milk (the milk of a yak)

cows' milk (milk obtained from dairy cows)

pasteurized milk (milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation)

sour milk (milk that has turned sour)

Derivation:

milk (take milk from female mammals)

milk (add milk to)

milky (resembling milk in color; not clear)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any of several nutritive milklike liquids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("milk" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "milk"):

coconut milk; coconut water (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)

Derivation:

milk (add milk to)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Synonyms:

Milk; Milk River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Milk" is a part of...):

Mont.; Montana; MT; Treasure State (a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take milk from female mammals

Example:

Cows need to be milked every morning

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "milk" is one way to...):

draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)

Verb group:

milk (add milk to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "milk"):

strip (draw the last milk (of cows))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

milk (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)

milk (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Add milk to

Example:

milk the tea

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "milk" is one way to...):

add (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of)

Verb group:

milk (take milk from female mammals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

milk (produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)

milk (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)

milk (any of several nutritive milklike liquids)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Exploit as much as possible

Example:

I am milking this for all it's worth

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "milk" is one way to...):

exploit; tap (draw from; make good use of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They milk him of all his money

Credits

 Context examples: 

He took up a small saucer of milk which stood on the top of it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Several studies have shown that humans and other mammals produce more milk during second pregnancies than first pregnancies.

(Mammary Gland May Have Epigenetic Memory, NIH)

One of a group of substances that are found in several types of fruit and in milk.

(AHA, NCI Dictionary)

However, lower blood pressure was associated with eating cheese more than other products like yogurt and milk.

(Scientists Say Eating Cheese Can Help Weight Loss, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A section of the breast that contains the lobules (the glands that make milk).

(Breast lobe, NCI Dictionary)

A method used to collect cells from milk ducts in the breast.

(Breast Duct Lavage, NCI Dictionary)

The cub found no more milk in his mother's breast, nor did he get one mouthful of meat for himself.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The active extract of milk thistle seeds is called silymarin.

(Milk thistle, NCI Dictionary)

Hannah, said Mr. St. John, at last, let her sit there at present, and ask her no questions; in ten minutes more, give her the remainder of that milk and bread.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“I had hoped,” said Alleyne, falling into the humor of the twain, “that a tranchoir of bread and a draught of milk might be attached to it.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)