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milk

Definition

  • noun: a white liquid produced by a woman to feed her baby or by female animals to feed their young
  • noun: a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young
  • verb: to get milk from (an animal)
  • verb: to draw milk from the breasts or udder of
  • used of domestic animals

Examples

  • He was filled with 'the milk of human kindness'. [=he was filled with kindness; he was very kind]

  • They 'milked' [='exploited'] their advantage for all it was worth.

  • greedy landlords 'milking' their tenants of all their money

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, I need some coffee. OK, in we go. It looks pretty ordinary to me. Keep looking. Your coffee, sir. Decaf latte with non-fat milk. Oh, champion. Steaming sump oil. Wait, what did you do? I don't know. What did I do? (..)
    2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider