MILK


Meaning of MILK in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : to draw milk from the breasts or udder of (2) obsolete : SUCKLE 2 b : to draw (milk) from the breast or udder c : SUCKLE 1 ― used of domestic animals

2 : to draw something from as if by milking: as a : to induce (a snake) to eject venom b : to draw or coerce profit or advantage from illicitly or to an extreme degree : EXPLOIT < milk the joke for all it's worth>

intransitive verb : to draw or yield milk

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.