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taste

  [teyst] verb, tast⋅ed, tast⋅ing, noun
Use taste in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
2. to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner.
3. to eat or drink (often used in negative constructions): He hadn't tasted food for three days.
4. to perceive or distinguish the flavor of: to taste the wine in a sauce.
5. to have or get experience, esp. a slight experience: these young men who had only begun to taste life.
6. to perceive in any way.
7. Archaic. to enjoy or appreciate.
8. Obsolete.
a. to examine by touch; feel.
b. to test or try.
–verb (used without object)
9. to try the flavor or quality of something.
10. to eat or drink a little (usually fol. by of): She tasted of the cake.
11. to perceive or distinguish the flavor of anything.
12. to have experience of something, however limited or slight.
13. to have a particular flavor (often fol. by of): The coffee tastes bitter. The bread tastes of mold.
14. to smack or savor (usually fol. by of): The story tastes of treason.
–noun
15. the act of tasting food or drink.
16. the sense by which the flavor or savor of things is perceived when they are brought into contact with the tongue.
17. the sensation or quality as perceived by this sense; flavor.
18. a small quantity tasted; a morsel, bit, or sip.
19. a relish, liking, or partiality for something: a taste for music.
20. the sense of what is fitting, harmonious, or beautiful; the perception and enjoyment of what constitutes excellence in the fine arts, literature, fashion, etc.
21. the sense of what is seemly, polite, tactful, etc., to say or do in a given social situation.
22. one's personal attitude or reaction toward an aesthetic phenomenon or social situation, regarded as either good or bad.
23. the ideas of aesthetic excellence or of aesthetically valid forms prevailing in a culture or personal to an individual: a sample of Victorian taste; I consulted only my own taste in decorating this room.
24. the formal idiom preferred by a certain artist or culture; style; manner: a façade in the Baroque taste.
25. a slight experience or a sample of something: a taste of adventure.
26. a feeling or sensation resulting from an experience: a compromise that left a bad taste in her mouth.
27. Obsolete. test or trial.
—Idioms
28. taste blood. blood (def. 24).
29. to one's taste, agreeable or pleasing to one: He couldn't find any ties that were completely to his taste.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME tasten to touch, taste < OF taster to touch, explore by touching (MF: to touch, taste); c. It tastare, Pr, OSp tastar < ?; (n.) ME tast sense of touch, a trying, tasting < OF, deriv. of taster

Related forms:
tast⋅a⋅ble, taste⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. savor. 17. Taste, flavor, savor refer to a quality that is perceived when a substance is placed upon the tongue. Taste is the general word: the taste of roast beef. Flavor is a characteristic taste, usually of a pleasing kind, and as of some ingredient put into the food: lemon flavor. Savor, much less common than taste or flavor, implies pleasing scent as well as taste or flavor, and connotes enjoyment in tasting: The sauce has an excellent savor. 19. fondness, disposition, appreciation, predisposition. 20. discernment, perception, judgment.

Antonyms:
19. antipathy.
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taste   (tāst)   
v.   tast·ed, tast·ing, tastes

v.   tr.

  1. To distinguish the flavor of by taking into the mouth.

  2. To eat or drink a small quantity of.

  3. To partake of, especially for the first time; experience.

  4. To perceive as if by the sense of taste.

  5. Archaic To appreciate or enjoy.

v.   intr.

  1. To distinguish flavors in the mouth.

  2. To have a distinct flavor: The stew tastes salty.

  3. To eat or drink a small amount.

  4. To have experience or enjoyment; partake: tasted of the life of the very rich.

n.  

    1. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.

    2. This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.

    3. The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by or as if by a substance placed in the mouth.

    4. The unified sensation produced by any of these qualities plus a distinct smell and texture; flavor.

    5. A distinctive perception as if by the sense of taste: an experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.

    6. The faculty of discerning what is aesthetically excellent or appropriate.

    7. A manner indicative of the quality of such discernment: a room furnished with superb taste.

    8. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation.

    9. A manner indicative of the quality of this sense.

    1. The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by or as if by a substance placed in the mouth.

    2. The unified sensation produced by any of these qualities plus a distinct smell and texture; flavor.

    3. A distinctive perception as if by the sense of taste: an experience that left a bad taste in my mouth.

    4. The faculty of discerning what is aesthetically excellent or appropriate.

    5. A manner indicative of the quality of such discernment: a room furnished with superb taste.

    6. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation.

    7. A manner indicative of the quality of this sense.

  3. The act of tasting.

  4. A small quantity eaten or tasted.

  5. A limited or first experience; a sample: "Thousands entered the war, got just a taste of it, and then stepped out" (Mark Twain).

  6. A personal preference or liking: a taste for adventure.

    1. The faculty of discerning what is aesthetically excellent or appropriate.

    2. A manner indicative of the quality of such discernment: a room furnished with superb taste.

    3. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation.

    4. A manner indicative of the quality of this sense.

    1. The sense of what is proper, seemly, or least likely to give offense in a given social situation.

    2. A manner indicative of the quality of this sense.

  9. Obsolete The act of testing; trial.


[Middle English tasten, to touch, taste, from Old French taster, from Vulgar Latin *tastāre, probably alteration of Latin *taxāre, probably frequentative of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]
tast'a·ble adj.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a quality that can be perceived by the taste buds on the tongue: the salty taste of anchovies; the pungent flavor of garlic; the zesty relish of the salsa; the savor of rich chocolate; the fresh tang of lemonade.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1taste
Pronunciation: 'tAst
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: tast·ed; tast·ing
transitive senses
: to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth taste intransitive senses
: to have a specific flavor tastes sour>

Main Entry: 2taste
Function: noun
1 : the one of the special senses that is concerned with distinguishing the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality ofa dissolved substance and is mediated by taste buds on the tongue
2 : the objective sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance as perceived by the sense oftaste
3 : a sensation obtained from a substance in the mouth that is typically produced by the stimulation of the sense of taste combined with those of touch and smell : FLAVOR
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

taste (tāst)
n.

  1. The sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue.

  2. This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.

  3. The sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by or as if by a substance placed in the mouth.

  4. The unified sensation produced by any of these qualities plus a distinct smell and texture; flavor.

v. tast·ed, tast·ing, tastes

  1. To distinguish the flavor of something by taking it into the mouth.

  2. To eat or drink a small quantity of something.

  3. To distinguish flavors in the mouth.

  4. To have a distinct flavor.

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Computing Dictionary

taste
1. (primarily MIT) The quality of a program that tends to be inversely proportional to the number of features, hacks, and kluges it contains. Taste refers to sound judgment on the part of the creator. See also elegant, flavour.
2. Alternative spelling of "tayste".
[The Jargon File]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

taste

see acquired taste; dose (taste) of one's own medicine; leave a bad taste in one's mouth; no accounting for tastes; poor taste.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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