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diet

/ˈdaɪət/noun, verb2 syllables

Diet means: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods).

Synonyms for diet2

noun, as in the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

dieting

also used for diet

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What does diet mean?6

noun

1

the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)

2

a prescribed selection of foods

3

a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

4

the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)

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”

2

eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with diet?2

two syllables

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Diet in a sentence

  • If you want to be slim, follow this diet.lukaszpp
  • Just between you and me, that fat ugly witch is on a diet.GaryM
  • The chocolate cake led her into temptation, though she was on a diet.AlanF_US
  • I've been on a diet for four months, but my midriff bulge hasn't budged.karloelkebekio
  • At midnight, the vampire forgot he was on a diet.Eccles17
  • You're the one who needs to go on a diet, not me.CK
  • That diet makes you thinner, but does it also make you healthier?Micsmithel
  • Although she was on a diet, she couldn't resist the allure of the cake.sundown

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Forms of diet

as a noun

plural
diets

as a verb

past tense
dieted
present participle
dieting
third-person singular
diets
past participle
dieted