milks

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milk

[milk]

–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)

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.
The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.
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).
To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking: milk venom from a snake.
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.

To yield or supply milk.
To draw milk from a female mammal.

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

milk (mĭlk) Pronunciation Key
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young beginning immediately after birth. Milk is an emulsion of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and sugars, especially lactose, in water. The proteins in milk contain all the essential amino acids.

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