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Overview of noun diet

      »   The noun diet has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• diet -- (a Prescribed1.) Order, prescribe, dictate -- (issue commands or orders for)
  
  1.) Prescribed -- (set down as a rule or guide)
  
  prescribed selection of foods)

• diet -- (a Legislative1.) Legislature, legislative assembly, legislative, general assembly, law-makers -- (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)
  
  1.) Legislative -- (relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council")
  
  legislative assembly in Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain countries (e.g., Japan))

• diet -- (the Usual1.) Usual -- (occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime")
  
  2.) Common, usual -- (commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting")
  
  usual food and Drink1.) Drink -- (a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner")
  
  2.) Drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence -- (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall")
  
  drink consumed by an Organism1.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  2.) Organism -- (a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism")
  
  organism (person or animal))

• diet, Dieting1.) Diet, dieting -- (the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods))
  
  1.) Diet -- (follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet")
  
  dieting -- (the Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act of Restricting1.) Restrict, curtail, curb, cut back -- (place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school")
  
  2.) Restrict -- (place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled")
  
  restricting your Food1.) Food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue)
  
  2.) Food, solid food -- (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink")
  
  food intake (or your Intake1.) Consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake -- (the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
  
  2.) Intake -- (an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container)
  
  intake of Particular1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
  
  particular foods))

Overview of verb diet
      »   The verb diet has 2 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• diet -- (Follow1.) Follow -- (to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum")
  
  2.) Postdate, follow -- (be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday")
  
  follow a Regimen1.) Regimen, regime -- ((medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet))
  
  regimen or a diet, as for Health1.) Health, wellness -- (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients")
  
  2.) Health -- (the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health")
  
  health reasons; "He has High1.) High -- (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")
  
  2.) High, high pressure -- (an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high")
  
  high blood Pressure1.) Pressure, pressure level, force per unit area -- (the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure")
  
  2.) Pressure -- (a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government")
  
  pressure and Must1.) Must -- (a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must")
  
  2.) Must -- (grape juice before or during fermentation)
  
  must stick to a low-salt diet")

• diet -- (Eat1.) Eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")
  
  2.) Eat -- (eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation")
  
  eat sparingly, for Health1.) Health, wellness -- (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients")
  
  2.) Health -- (the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health")
  
  health reasons or to Lose1.) Lose -- (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat")
  
  2.) Lose -- (fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war")
  
  lose weight)

Related Terms - "Diet"

Meaning 1 of Dietdiet fare

• Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet - A prescribed selection of foods

• Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet - A prescribed selection of foods

• Dietary1.) Dietary -- (a regulated daily food allowance)
  
  1.) Dietary, Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet - A prescribed selection of foodsetic, Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet - A prescribed selection of foodsetical -- (of or relating to the Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet - A prescribed selection of foods; "dietary restrictions")
  
  Dietary - A regulated daily food allowance

• Menu1.) Menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte -- (a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the Menu1.) Menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte -- (a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French")
  
  2.) Menu -- (the dishes making up a meal)
  
  Menu - A list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" was in French")
  
  2.) Menu -- (the dishes making up a meal)
  
  Menu - A list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French"

• Chow1.) Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty -- (the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism)
  
  2.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  Chow, Chuck1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  2.) Chuck -- (the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade)
  
  Chuck, Eats1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  1.) Eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")
  
  Eats, Grub1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  2.) Grub -- (a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
  
  Grub - The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• Board1.) Board -- (a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members")
  
  2.) Board -- (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows")
  
  Board, Table1.) Table, tabular array -- (a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1")
  
  2.) Table -- (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")
  
  Table - A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

• Ration1.) Ration -- (the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the Ration1.) Ration -- (the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced")
  
  2.) Ration -- (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
  
  Ration - The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"s should be nutritionally balanced")
  
  2.) Ration -- (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
  
  Ration - The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"

Meaning 2 of Dietdiet legislature, legislative assembly, legislative, general assembly, law-makers

• Senate1.) Senate -- (assembly possessing high legislative powers)
  
  2.) United States Senate, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate -- (the upper house of the United States Congress)
  
  Senate - Assembly possessing high legislative powers

• Congress, United States Congress, U.S
  • Congress, US Congress
  => house

• Legislative council1.) Legislative council -- (a unicameral legislature)
  
  Legislative council - A unicameral legislature

• Congress1.) Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress -- (the legislature of the United States government)
  
  2.) Congress -- (a meeting of elected or appointed representatives)
  
  Congress - The legislature of the United States government

• diet - no definition found

• Parliament1.) Parliament -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries)
  
  2.) Fantan, sevens, parliament -- (a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards)
  
  Parliament - A legislative assembly in certain countries

Meaning 3 of Dietdiet fare

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• diet - no definition found

• Dietary1.) Dietary -- (a regulated daily food allowance)
  
  1.) Dietary, dietetic, dietetical -- (of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions")
  
  Dietary - A regulated daily food allowance

• menu - no definition found

• Chow1.) Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty -- (the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism)
  
  2.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  Chow, Chuck1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  2.) Chuck -- (the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade)
  
  Chuck, Eats1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  1.) Eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")
  
  Eats, Grub1.) Chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
  
  2.) Grub -- (a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
  
  Grub - The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• Board1.) Board -- (a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members")
  
  2.) Board -- (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows")
  
  Board, Table1.) Table, tabular array -- (a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1")
  
  2.) Table -- (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")
  
  Table - A committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

• ration - no definition found

Meaning 4 of Dietdiet, dieting fast, fasting

• Diet1.) Diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
  
  2.) Diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
  
  Diet, Dieting1.) Diet, dieting -- (the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods))
  
  1.) Diet -- (follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet")
  
  Dieting - A prescribed selection of foods

• Hunger strike1.) Hunger strike -- (a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest)
  
  Hunger strike - A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest

• Ramadan1.) Ramadan -- (the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith)
  
  2.) Ramadan -- ((Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan)
  
  Ramadan - The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith