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- Dictionaryflesh/flɛʃ/
noun
- 1. the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or an animal: "she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh" Similar
verb
- 1. put weight on: "he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds"
- 2. stimulate (a hound or hawk) to hunt by feeding it a piece of flesh from a recently killed animal: "I have fleshed my bloodhound"
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the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones, or the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable: The thorn went deep into the flesh of my hand. Vegetarians don't eat animal flesh (= meat). The flesh of the fruit is white. the flesh [ S ] literary. the physical body and not the mind or the soul:
The meaning of FLESH is the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate; especially : the parts composed chiefly of skeletal muscle as distinguished from internal organs, bone, and integument.
noun. the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat. see more. noun. alternate name for the body of a human being. “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak” synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma. see more. verb.
Flesh definition: the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.. See examples of FLESH used in a sentence.
FLESH meaning: 1 : the soft parts of the body of an animal or person; 2 : the skin of a person
Flesh is the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the bones and the skin. ...maggots which eat away dead flesh. ...the pale pink flesh of trout and salmon.
The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate, covering the bones and consisting mainly of skeletal muscle and fat: thought the boy needed some more flesh on his bones. b. Such tissue of an animal, used as food: flesh of a cow; fish with white flesh. c. The surface or skin of the human body: goosebumps on my flesh. d.
Definition of flesh noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
FLESH definition: 1. the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the skin and bones 2. in real life and not…. Learn more.
Flesh Definition. The soft substance of the body (of a person or animal) between the skin and the bones; esp., the muscular tissue. The surface or skin of the body. To feel one's flesh crawl. The flesh of any animal as food; meat; esp., meat other than fish or fowl. Fatty tissue.
