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diet > 6 senses
NOUN	1	diet	A prescribed selection of foods
	2	diet	A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
	3	diet	The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
	4	diet, dieting	The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
VERB	1	diet	Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
VERB	2	diet	Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

diet > pronunciation
Sounds	day'aht
Rhymes	abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht...

diet > noun 1, food
Meaning	A prescribed selection of foods.
Broader	fare
Narrower	allergy diet; balanced diet; bland diet, ulcer diet; diabetic diet; carbohydrate loading, carbo loading; gluten-free diet; high-protein diet; high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet; light diet; liquid diet; low-fat diet; low-sodium diet, low-salt diet, salt-free diet; reducing diet, obesity diet; soft diet, pap, spoon food; vegetarianism
Adjectives	dietary, dietetic, dietetical
Nouns	dietician
Verbs	diet; diet

diet > noun 2, group
Meaning	A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan).
Region	Japan, Nippon, Nihon
Broader	legislature, legislative assembly, legislative, general assembly, law-makers

diet > noun 3, food
Meaning	The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal).
Category	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Broader	fare
Adjectives	dietary, dietetic, dietetical
Nouns	dietician

diet > noun 4, act
Meaning	The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods).
Synonyms	dieting
Broader	fast, fasting
Adjectives	dietary
Nouns	dietician
Verbs	diet; diet

diet > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"
Broader	fast
Nouns	dietary; dieter; diet, dieting; diet

diet > verb 2, consumption
Meaning	Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Broader	fast
Nouns	dietary; dieter; diet, dieting; diet

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