diet Definition–noun | 1. | 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 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. | –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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