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milk

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–noun
1. an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
2. this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or as a source of butter, cheeses, yogurt, etc.
3. any liquid resembling this, as the liquid within a coconut, the juice or sap of certain plants, or various pharmaceutical preparations.
–verb (used with object)
4. to press or draw milk from the udder or breast of.
5. to extract something from as if by milking.
6. to get something from; exploit: The swindler milked her of all her savings.
7. to extract; draw out: He's good at milking laughs from the audience.
–verb (used without object)
8. to yield milk, as a cow.
9. to milk a cow or other mammal.
—Idiom
10. cry over spilled milk, to lament what cannot be changed or corrected; express sorrow for past actions or events: Crying over spilled milk will do you no good now.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE meol(o)c, (Anglian) milc; c. G Milch, ON mjōlk, Goth miluks; akin to L mulgēre, Gk amélgein to milk

Related forms:
milkless, adjective
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milk   (mĭlk)   
n.  

  1. A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.

  2. The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.

  3. A liquid, such as coconut milk, milkweed sap, plant latex, or various medical emulsions, that is similar to milk in appearance.

v.   milked, milk·ing, milks

v.   tr.

    1. To draw milk from the teat or udder of (a female mammal).

    2. To draw or extract a liquid from: milked the stem for its last drops of sap.

    3. To draw out or extract something from, as if by milking: milked the witness for information.

    4. To obtain money or benefits from, in order to achieve personal gain; exploit: "The dictator and his cronies had milked their country of somewhere between $5 billion and $10 billion" (Russell Watson).

  2. To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking: milk venom from a snake.

  3. Informal

    1. To draw out or extract something from, as if by milking: milked the witness for information.

    2. To obtain money or benefits from, in order to achieve personal gain; exploit: "The dictator and his cronies had milked their country of somewhere between $5 billion and $10 billion" (Russell Watson).

v.   intr.

  1. To yield or supply milk.

  2. To draw milk from a female mammal.


[Middle English, from Old English milc; see melg- in Indo-European roots.]
milk'er n.
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Slang Dictionary
milk

  1. tv.
    to attempt to persuade an audience to laugh or applaud. : She went on milking the crowd for adulation long after they had demonstrated their appreciation.
  2. tv.
    to attempt to get recognition from an audience. : His performance was marred by an amateurish attempt to milk applause.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

milk  (n.)
O.E. meoluc (W.Saxon), milc (Anglian), both related to melcan "to milk." The noun is from P.Gmc. *meluk- (cf. O.N. mjolk, Du. melk, Ger. Milch, Goth. miluks); the verb is from P.Gmc. *melkanan (cf. O.N. mjolka, Du., Ger. melken); both from PIE base *melg- "wiping, stroking," in ref. to the hand motion in milking an animal (cf. Gk. amelgein, L. mulgere, O.C.S. mlesti, Lith. melzu "to milk," O.Ir. melg "milk," Skt. marjati "wipes off"). O.C.S. noun meleko (Rus. moloko, Czech mleko) is considered to be adopted from Germanic. Figurative verbal sense of "exploit for profit" is first found 1526. Milkmaid first attested 1552; milkman "one who sells milk" is recorded from 1589. Milk chocolate is first recorded 1723; milk shake is first recorded 1889, for a variety of creations, but the modern version is only from the 1930s. Milk tooth is attested from 1727. To cry over spilt milk is first attested 1836 in writing of Canadian humorist Thomas C. Haliburton. Milk and honey is from the O.T. phrase describing the richness of the Promised Land.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1milk
Pronunciation: 'milk
Function: noun
1 : a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of theiryoung; especially : cow's milk used as a food by humans
2 : LACTATION 2 milk>

Main Entry: 2milk
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to draw milk from the breasts or udder of b : to draw (milk) from the breast orudder
2 : to induce (a snake) to eject venom milk intransitive senses
: to draw or yield milk
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Medical Dictionary

milk (mĭlk)
n.

  1. A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.

  2. The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.

  3. A liquid, such as coconut milk, milkweed sap, plant latex, or various medical emulsions, that is similar to milk in appearance.

v. milked, milk·ing, milks

  1. To draw milk from the teat or udder of a female mammal.

  2. To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking; strip.

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Bible Dictionary

Milk

(1.) Hebrew halabh, "new milk", milk in its fresh state (Judg. 4:19). It is frequently mentioned in connection with honey (Ex. 3:8; 13:5; Josh. 5:6; Isa. 7:15, 22; Jer. 11:5). Sheep (Deut. 32:14) and goats (Prov. 27:27) and camels (Gen. 32:15), as well as cows, are made to give their milk for the use of man. Milk is used figuratively as a sign of abundance (Gen. 49:12; Ezek. 25:4; Joel 3:18). It is also a symbol of the rudiments of doctrine (1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, 13), and of the unadulterated word of God (1 Pet. 2:2). (2.) Heb. hem'ah, always rendered "butter" in the Authorized Version. It means "butter," but also more frequently "cream," or perhaps, as some think, "curdled milk," such as that which Abraham set before the angels (Gen. 18:8), and which Jael gave to Sisera (Judg. 5:25). In this state milk was used by travellers (2 Sam. 17:29). If kept long enough, it acquired a slightly intoxicating or soporific power. This Hebrew word is also sometimes used for milk in general (Deut. 32:14; Job 20:17).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

milk

In addition to the idiom beginning with milk, also see cry over spilt milk.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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