flesh

flesh  (flsh)

n.

1.

a. The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate, covering the bones and consisting mainly of skeletal muscle and fat.

b. The surface or skin of the human body.

2. The meat of animals as distinguished from the edible tissue of fish or fowl.

3. Botany The pulpy, usually edible part of a fruit or vegetable.

4. Excess fatty tissue; plumpness.

5.

a. The body as opposed to the mind or soul.

b. The physical or carnal nature of humankind.

c. Sensual appetites.

6. Humankind in general; humanity.

7. One's family; kin.

8. Substance; reality: "The maritime strategy has an all but unstoppable institutional momentum behind it . . . that has given force and flesh to the theory" Jack Beatty.

v. fleshed, flesh·ing, flesh·es

v.tr.

1. To give substance or detail to; fill out: fleshed out the novel with a subplot.

2. To clean (a hide) of adhering flesh.

3. To encourage (a falcon, for example) to participate in the chase by feeding it flesh from a kill.

4. To inure to battle or bloodshed.

5. To plunge or thrust (a weapon) into flesh.

v.intr.

To become plump or fleshy; gain weight.

Idiom:

in the flesh

1. Alive.

2. In person; present.

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[Middle English, from Old English flsc.]

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fleshless adj.

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flesh

Noun

1. the soft part of the body of an animal or human, esp. muscular tissue Related adjective carnal

2. Informal excess weight; fat

3. the meat of animals as opposed to that of fish or, sometimes, fowl

4. the thick soft part of a fruit or vegetable

5. the flesh sexuality or sensuality: pleasures of the flesh

6. flesh and blood human beings or human nature: it is almost more than flesh and blood can bear

7. in the flesh in person; actually present

8. one's own flesh and blood one's own family

9. press the flesh Informal to shake hands with large numbers of people, esp. in political campaigning [Old English flǣsc]

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Flesh

See also cannibalism.

cannibalism

the eating of human flesh generally not for nutritional purposes but for primitive sacramental rites. — cannibalic, cannibalistic, adj.

creophagism, creophagy

the use of flesh meat for sustenance. — creophagous, adj.

omophagia

Rare. the eating of raw meat, especially as part of an initiation ritual. — omophagic, adj.

sarcophagy

Rare. the act, practice, or custom of eating flesh. — sarcophagous, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flesh - the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
	2.	flesh - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" bod, chassis, human body, material body, physical body, physique, figure, build, anatomy, frame, shape, soma, form individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" juvenile body - the body of a young person adult body - the body of an adult human being male body - the body of a male human being female body - the body of a female human being
	3.	flesh - a soft moist part of a fruit pulp plant tissue - the tissue of a plant parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
Verb	1.	flesh - remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

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flesh

noun 1. fat, muscle, beef (informal) tissue, body, brawn

noun 2. (Informal) fatness, fat, adipose tissue, corpulence, weight

noun 3. meat, food

noun 4. physical nature, sensuality, physicality, carnality, body, human nature, flesh and blood, animality, sinful nature your own flesh and blood family, blood, relations, relatives, kin, kindred, kith and kin, blood relations, kinsfolk, ainga N.Z. rellies Austral. (slang) >> adjective carnal

Translations

flesh [flɛʃ] n → carne f [of fruit] → pulpa;

of flesh and blood → de carne y hueso

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flesh [flɛʃ] n → chair f

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flesh [flɛʃ] n → Fleisch nt;

(of fruit) → Fruchtfleisch nt

flesh out flesh vt → ausgestalten

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flesh [flɛʃ] n → carne f [of fruit] → polpa