LAMB


Meaning of LAMB in English

I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun

[ Language: Old English ]

1 .

[countable] a young sheep

2 . [uncountable] the meat of a young sheep ⇨ mutton :

roast lamb

a leg of lamb

lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc

3 . [countable] spoken used to talk to or talk about someone who is gentle and lovable, especially a child:

Ben’s asleep now, the little lamb.

4 . like a lamb to the slaughter used when someone is going to do something dangerous, but they do not realize it or have no choice

5 . like a lamb quietly and without any argument:

Suzie went off to school like a lamb today.

⇨ mutton dressed as lamb at ↑ mutton (2)

II. lamb 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

to give birth to lambs:

The ewes are lambing this week.

—lambing noun [uncountable] :

the lambing season

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.