(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If two substances ~ or if you ~ one substance with another, you stir or shake them together, or combine them in some other way, so that they become a single substance.
Oil and water don’t ~...
It ~es easily with cold or hot water to make a tasty, filling drink...
A quick stir will ~ them thoroughly...
Mix the cinnamon with the rest of the sugar...
Mix the ingredients together slowly.
V-RECIP: pl-n V, V with n, V pl-n, V n with n, V n with adv
~ing
This final part of the ~ing is done slowly and delicately.
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2.
If you ~ something, you prepare it by ~ing other things together.
He had spent several hours ~ing cement...
Are you sure I can’t ~ you a drink?
VERB: V n, V n n
3.
A ~ is a powder containing all the substances that you need in order to make something such as a cake or a sauce. When you want to use it, you add liquid.
For speed we used packets of pizza dough ~...
N-VAR: usu supp N
4.
A ~ of different things or people is two or more of them together.
The story is a magical ~ of fantasy and reality...
We get a very representative ~ of people.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp
5.
If two things or activities do not ~ or if one thing does not ~ with another, it is not a good idea to have them or do them together, because the result would be unpleasant or dangerous.
Politics and sport don’t ~.
...some of these pills that don’t ~ with drink...
Ted managed to ~ business with pleasure...
The military has accused the clergy of ~ing religion and politics.
V-RECIP: usu with brd-neg, pl-n V, V with n, V n with n, V pl-n
6.
If you ~ with other people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that people ~.
I ventured the idea that the secret of staying young was to ~ with older people...
People are supposed to ~, do you understand?...
When you came away you made a definite effort to ~.
= socialize
V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V, V (non-recip)
7.
When a record producer ~es a piece of music, he or she puts together the various sounds that have been recorded in order to make the finished record.
They’ve been ~ing tracks for a new album due out later this year.
VERB: V n
~ing
Final ~ing should be completed by the end of this week.
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8.
to ~ your metaphors: see metaphor
see also ~ed , cake ~