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Dieting
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Dieting
see synonyms of dietingnoun
1.
a.
a specific allowance or selection of food, esp prescribed to control weight or in disorders in which certain foods are contraindicated
a salt-free diet
a 900-calorie diet
b.
(as modifier)
a diet bread
2.
the food and drink that a person or animal regularly consumes
a diet of nuts and water
3.
regular activities or occupations
verb
4. (usually intr)
to follow or cause to follow a dietary regimen
noun
1. (sometimes capital)
a legislative assembly in various countries, such as Japan
2. Also called: Reichstag (sometimes capital)
the assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire
3. Scots law
a.
the date fixed by a court for hearing a case
b.
a single session of a court
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Dieting
see synonyms of dieting noun
1.
a.
what a person or animal usually eats and drinks; daily fare
b.
figuratively, what a person regularly reads, listens to, does, etc.
2.
a special or limited selection of food and drink, chosen or prescribed to promote health or a gain or loss of weight
verb intransitive, verb transitive
3.
to eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
noun
1. Scottish
a day's session of an assembly
2.
a formal assembly, as formerly of princes, electors, etc. of the Holy Roman Empire
3.
in some countries, a national or local legislative assembly
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Dieting
see synonyms of dietingn.
1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.
2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.
3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.
2.
a. Having fewer calories.
b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.
3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.
v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets
v.intr.
To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.
v.tr.
To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
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