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

Pronunciation: / flɛʃ /

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  1. the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones
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  2. the skin of the human body
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  3. the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten
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  4. in the flesh if you see someone in the flesh, you see someone who you previously had only seen in pictures, films etc
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  5. make somebody's flesh creep/crawl to make someone feel frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable
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  6. your own flesh and blood someone who is part of your family
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  7. the flesh literary the physical human body, as opposed to the mind or spirit
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  8. put flesh on something British English to give more details about something to make it clear, more interesting etc [=  flesh something ↔ out]
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  9. go the way of all flesh literary to die
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
flesh fleshed fleshed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fleshing fleshes
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flesh used in phrases

  • flesh and blood (noun)
    1. a person related by blood or marriage
    flesh and blood (adjective)
    1. real; substantial
    2. consisting of flesh, blood, and other substances associated with animals or humans
  • flesh fly (noun)
    1. fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
  • flesh out (verb)
    1. make fat or plump
    2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  • flesh wound (noun)
    1. a wound that cuts the skin but does not injure the organs and bones inside the body
  • flesh-colored (adjective)
    1. having a bright red or pinkish color
  • flesh-coloured (adjective)
    1. having a pinkish colour like the colour of white people's skin
  • flesh-eating (adjective)
    1. of animals carnivorous
  • in the flesh (adjective)
    1. an appearance carried out personally in someone else's physical presence
  • proud flesh (noun)
    1. the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer
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