any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head.
2.
the head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw.
3.
Slang. money, esp. paper money.
4.
Chiefly BritishInformal.
a.
a stupid, dull, or spiritless person.
b.
a mentally impaired person who is unable to live independently; vegetable.
to improve the capacity for speed or increase the efficiency of (a motor or engine) by increasing the richness of the fuel mixture or the efficiency of the fuel, or by adjusting the engine.
b.
to give spirit or vivacity to; enliven: a political rally souped up by the appearance of the candidates.
—Idioms
7.
from soup to nuts,
a.
from the first through the last course of a meal.
b.
from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out.
8.
in the soup, Informal. in trouble: He'll be in the soup when the truth comes out.
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
2.
a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease: a diet low in sugar.
3.
such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight: No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
4.
the foods
16b2
eaten, as by a particular person or group: The native diet consists of fish and fruit.
5.
food or feed habitually eaten or provided: The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce.
6.
anything that is habitually provided or partaken of: Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition.
8.
to feed.
–verb (used without object)
9.
to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight: I've dieted all month and lost only one pound.
10.
to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet.
–adjective
11.
suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic: diet soft drinks.
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