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English noun: diet | |||
| 1. | diet (food) a prescribed selection of foods | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allergy diet, balanced diet, bland diet, carbo loading, carbohydrate loading, diabetic diet, dietary supplement, gluten-free diet, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet, light diet, liquid diet, low-fat diet, low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, obesity diet, pap, reducing diet, salt-free diet, soft diet, spoon food, ulcer diet, vegetarianism, vitamin-deficiency diet | ||
| 2. | diet (group) a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature | ||
| Domain region | Japan, Nihon, Nippon | ||
| 3. | diet (food) the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fare | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 4. | diet (act) the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | ||
| Synonyms | dieting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fast, fasting | ||
English verb: diet | |||
| 1. | diet (consumption) follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons | ||
| Samples | He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fast | ||
| 2. | diet (consumption) eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fast | ||
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