I. whisk 1 /wɪsk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
1 . to mix liquid, eggs etc very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or a whisk
2 . [always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly away from a place
whisk somebody/something away/off
The waitress whisked our coffee cups away before we’d had a chance to finish.
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THESAURUS
■ to mix foods, liquids etc
▪ mix to put different substances or liquids together so that they can no longer be separated:
Mix yellow and blue paint to make green.
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This cake is really easy – you just mix everything together in the bowl.
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Concrete is made by mixing gravel with sand, cement, and water.
▪ combine to mix things together so that they form a single substance. Combine is more formal than mix :
Combine the flour and the eggs.
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Steel is produced by combining iron with carbon.
▪ stir to move a spoon or stick around in a liquid, a pan etc, especially when you are mixing things together:
Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thicker.
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Stir the sugar into the warm milk.
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Stir the paint before you use it.
▪ blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance:
Blend the yogurt with fresh fruit for a great drink.
▪ beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool – used especially about eggs:
Beat the eggs and add them to the milk and flour.
▪ whisk to mix foods that are soft or liquid very quickly so that air is mixed in, using a fork or special tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
▪ dilute to mix a liquid with water in order to make it weaker:
Dilute the bleach with two parts water to one part bleach.
II. whisk 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small kitchen tool made of curved pieces of wire, used for mixing air into eggs, cream etc
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THESAURUS
■ preparing food
▪ grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool:
Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
▪ melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
▪ sieve British English , sift American English to put flour or other powders through a ↑ sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces) :
Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
▪ chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife:
Chop up the vegetables.
▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
▪ season to add salt, pepper etc to food:
Season the meat before grilling.
▪ crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
Add one clove of crushed garlic.
▪ mix to combine different foods together:
Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
▪ beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
▪ stir to turn food around with a spoon:
Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
▪ fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
Fold in the beaten egg whites.
▪ knead to press ↑ dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
▪ drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
Drizzle with olive oil.
▪ let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
▪ serve to put different foods together as part of a meal:
Serve with rice and a salad.
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Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.