diet

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I - noun

1. a prescribed selection of foods (Freq. 8)
• Derivationally related forms:
dietary, dietetic, dietetical, dietician
• Hypernyms:
fare
• Hyponyms:
allergy diet, balanced diet, bland diet, ulcer diet, diabetic diet,
dietary supplement, carbohydrate loading, carbo loading, gluten-free diet, high-protein diet, high-vitamin diet,
vitamin-deficiency diet, light diet, liquid diet, low-fat diet, low-sodium diet, low-salt diet,
low-salt diet, reducing diet, obesity diet, soft diet, pap,
spoon food, vegetarianism
2. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
• Regions:
Japan, Nippon, Nihon
• Hypernyms:
legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers
3. the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
• Derivationally related forms:
dietary, dietetic, dietetical, dietician
• Topics:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
• Hypernyms:
fare
4. the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
• Syn:
dieting
• Derivationally related forms:
diet (for: dieting), dietary, dietician
• Hypernyms:
fast, fasting

II - verb

1. follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
- He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet
• Derivationally related forms:
dietary, dieting, dieter
• Hypernyms:
fast
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
• Derivationally related forms:
dieter, dietary, dieting
• Hypernyms:
fast
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s