flesh
noun
- 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).
- 5
The human body as a physical entity.
- 6
The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.
- 7
The evil and corrupting principle working in man.
- 8
The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
- 9
Tenderness of feeling; gentleness.
- 10
Kindred; stock; race.
- 11
A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.
verb
- 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.
- 5
To put flesh on; to fatten.
- 6
To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
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