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Meaning of flesh

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flesh

Pronunciation:/flɛʃ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

  2. The skin of a human or animal.

  3. (by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.

  4. Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).

verb

Definitions

  1. To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.

  2. To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.

  3. To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.

  4. To glut.