mince

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I.mince¹ /mɪns/ BrE AmE verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: mincier, from Latin minutia 'smallness'; ⇨ ↑minutiae]
1. [transitive] (also mince something ↔ up) to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, usually using a machine:
minced lamb
Mince the meat up with some onion and garlic.
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk with very quick, short steps in a way that looks unnatural or silly:
She was mincing about in her high-heeled shoes.
3. not mince (your) words to say exactly what you think, even if this might offend people:
Tom didn’t mince words and told me straight away that I had failed.
II.mince² BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English
meat, especially ↑beef, that has been cut into very small pieces using a special machine SYN ground beef American English

mincehu

◎	[mins]
※	danh từ
	■	thịt băm, thịt thái nhỏ
		☆	mince of beef
			thịt bò thái nhỏ
※	ngoại động từ
	■	băm, thái nhỏ, cắt nhỏ
	〆	not to mince matters (one's words)
		✓	nói chẻ hoe; nói toạc móng heo
※	nội động từ
	■	đi đứng õng ẹo, nói õng ẹo, nói uốn éo

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soften, moderate