Milking - English meaning

Milking – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.
Usage examples:
Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows
verb
Exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time.
Usage examples:
Executives milked the health plan's funds for their personal use
Synonims:
Exploit Take advantage of Cash in on Impose on Bleed Suck dry Fleece Squeeze Wring Blackmail

noun
An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
Usage examples:
A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb
Present participle of milk
Usage examples:
Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process., some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than o…

Milking translation into English

Milking: translate from English into Chinese

挤奶, 乳品

Milking: translate from English into Dutch

Melken, Het melken, Melking

Milking: translate from English into French

Traite

Milking: translate from English into German

Melken

Milking: translate from English into Hindi

दूध दुहना, दुहना

Milking: translate from English into Italian

Mungitura

Milking: translate from English into Korean

착유, ...에서 젖을 짜다, ...에서 착취하다, 통신을 도청하다, 전선에서 통신을 도청하다, 젖이 나다

Milking: translate from English into Russian

Дойка, Доение, Доильный, Дойный

Milking: translate from English into Spanish

Ordeño, Ordeñar, Chupar

Word origin

Old English milc, milcian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch melk and German Milch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mulgere and Greek amelgein ‘to milk’.

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Milking – similar words

milked

verb
Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.
Usage examples:
Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows

noun
An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
Usage examples:
A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb
Past simple and past participle of milk
Usage examples:
Milking a cow by hand is a skilled process., some goats seem to milk (= produce milk) better than o…

Milked - all meanings in English

milk

noun
An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
Usage examples:
A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb
Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.
Usage examples:
Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows

noun
The white liquid produced esp. by cows which people drink
Usage examples:
Cookies and milk, breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby., coconut milk, the newspapers mil…

Milk - all meanings in English

Milking synonims

blackmail

noun
The action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Usage examples:
They were acquitted of charges of blackmail

verb
Demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Usage examples:
They use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate

Blackmail - all meanings in English

bleed

verb
Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.
Usage examples:
The cut was bleeding steadily

noun
An instance of bleeding.
Usage examples:
A lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed

Bleed - all meanings in English

cash in on

phrasal verb
Take advantage of or capitalize on

phrasal verb
To use an opportunity to do something to your own advantage, esp. a financial advantage
Usage examples:
His hotel is cashing in on the phoenix area's emergence as a golf mecca.

Cash in on - all meanings in English

exploit

verb
Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
Usage examples:
500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

noun
A bold or daring feat.
Usage examples:
Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value

noun
A brave, interesting, or unusual act
Usage examples:
Daredevil exploits, he is not content to limit himself to his exploits on the basketball court., th…

Exploit - all meanings in English

fleece

noun
The woolly covering of a sheep or goat.
Usage examples:
As the sheep came on board, we grabbed their long shaggy fleeces

verb
Obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them.
Usage examples:
The city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares and fleecing tourists

Fleece - all meanings in English

squeeze

verb
Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.
Usage examples:
Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun
An act of squeezing something.
Usage examples:
A gentle squeeze of the trigger

Press firmly

Squeeze - all meanings in English

take advantage of

idiom
To use an opportunity to achieve results, sometimes in an unfair way
Usage examples:
Let’s take advantage of the good weather and go to the beach., don't you realize that he's taking a…

phrase
To use the good things in a situation
Usage examples:
I thought i'd take advantage of the sports facilities while i'm here., i took advantage of my boss'…

phrase
To treat someone badly in order to get something good from them
Usage examples:
I think she takes advantage of his good nature., i know she's offered to babysit, but i don't want …

Take advantage of - all meanings in English

wring

verb
Squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.
Usage examples:
She wrung the cloth out in the sink

noun
An act of squeezing or twisting something.
Usage examples:
I rinse my brush in hot water, warm water and then give it a slight "wring".

verb
To twist something by holding it tightly and turning your hands in opposite directions
Usage examples:
[ m ] she wrung out the shirt and hung it up to dry.

Wring - all meanings in English

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