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Milk

mɪlk

Milk definitions
noun
milk
  1. an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young

    "a healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby"

    • the milk from cows (or goats or sheep) as consumed by humans

      "a glass of milk"

    • the white juice of certain plants

      "coconut milk"

    • a creamy-textured liquid with a particular ingredient or use

      "cleansing milk"

verb
milk milked milking milks
  1. draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically

    "two hours later he was up again to milk the cows"

    • (of an animal, especially a cow) produce milk

      "the breed does seem to milk better in harder conditions"

    • extract sap, venom, or other substances from

      "scientists have found a new way of producing an anti-clotting agent—by milking a leech"

  2. exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time

    "executives milked the health plan's funds for their personal use"

    exploit take advantage of cash in on impose on bleed suck dry fleece squeeze wring blackmail
    • get all possible advantage from (a situation)

      "the newspapers were milking the story for every possible drop of drama"

    • elicit a favourable reaction from (an audience) and prolong it

      "he milked the crowd for every last drop of applause"