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Definition: Meaning of, diet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʌɪət /

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diet diets
  1. [uncountable and countable] the kind of food that a person or animal eats each day
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  2. [countable] a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want to get thinner
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  3. [countable] a limited type of food and drink that someone is allowed because they have a health problem
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  4. a diet of something too much of an activity that you think is boring or has bad effects
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  5. [countable] old-fashioned an official meeting to discuss political or church matters
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diet dieted dieted
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dieting diets
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  1. to limit the amount and type of food that you eat, in order to become thinner [=  slim]
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  1. diet drinks or foods contain less sugar or fat than ordinary ones
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diet used in phrases

  • Atkins diet (noun)
    1. a low-carbohydrate diet
  • allergy diet (noun)
    1. a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to
  • balanced diet (noun)
    1. a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
  • bland diet (noun)
    1. a diet of foods that are not irritating
  • clear liquid diet (noun)
    1. fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin a diet of fluids with minimal residues ; cannot be used for more than one day postoperative
  • crash diet (noun)
    1. an attempt to lose a lot of weight quickly by strictly limiting how much you eat
  • diabetic diet (noun)
    1. a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
  • elimination diet (noun)
    1. a special DIET used by doctors to discover whether certain foods are making someone ill. It involves not eating foods that might be causing the problem. Later you start to eat each of these foods again separately over a period of time until one of them makes you ill.
  • fad diet (noun)
    1. a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity
  • gluten-free diet (noun)
    1. diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten
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