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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) a prescribed selection of foods | |
| Related terms: | fare bland_diet high-vitamin_diet diabetic_diet carbohydrate_loading vegetarianism light_diet liquid_diet low-fat_diet low-sodium_diet reducing_diet soft_diet gluten-free_diet high-protein_diet balanced_diet allergy_diet | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (food) the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) | |
| Related terms: | fare animal | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) | |
| Related terms: | legislature Japan | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (food) eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight | |
| Related terms: | fast dietary | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (food) follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons | |
| Examples: | "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" |
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| Related terms: | fast dietary | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] having relatively few calories | |
| Synonyms: | lite low-cal light | |
| Examples: | "diet cola" "light (or lite) beer" "lite (or light) mayonnaise" "a low-cal diet" |
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| Related terms: | nonfat | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (food) the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | |
| Synonyms: | dieting | |
| Related terms: | fast | |
| Similar spelling: |
dit dita ditty ditto diode Diede Dodie Dido |
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