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bread

[ bred ]

noun

  1. a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
  2. food or sustenance; livelihood:

    to earn one's bread.

  3. Slang. money.
  4. Ecclesiastical. the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.


verb (used with object)

  1. Cooking. to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.

bread

/ ²ú°ùÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a food made from a dough of flour or meal mixed with water or milk, usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
  2. necessary food; nourishment

    give us our daily bread

  3. a slang word for money
  4. Christianity a small loaf, piece of bread, or wafer of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist
  5. bread and circuses
    something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
  6. break bread
    See break
  7. cast one's bread upon the waters
    to do good without expectation of advantage or return
  8. to know which side one's bread is buttered
    to know what to do in order to keep one's advantages
  9. take the bread out of someone's mouth
    to deprive someone of a livelihood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cover with breadcrumbs before cooking

    breaded veal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú°ù±ð²¹»ål±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²ú°ù±ð²¹»ål±ð²õ²õ·ness noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù±ð²¹»åĻå adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bread1

before 950; 1950–55 bread fordef 3; Middle English breed, Old English ²ú°ùŧ²¹»å fragment, morsel, bread; cognate with German Brot
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bread1

Old English ²ú°ùŧ²¹»å ; related to Old Norse braud , Old Frisian ²ú°ùÄå»å , Old High German ²ú°ùųÙ
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. break bread,
    1. to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
    2. to distribute or participate in Communion.
  2. cast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
  3. know which side one's bread is buttered on, to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.
  4. take the bread out of someone's mouth, to deprive someone of livelihood.

More idioms and phrases containing bread

  • break bread
  • greatest thing since sliced bread
  • know which side of bread is buttered
  • take the bread out of someone's mouth
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Example Sentences

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They’ve lost Jean-Pierre, the town’s baker, whose bread kept people lining up weekly, giving them a reason to rise each Sunday.

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Tarragon compound butter brings a lovely note to any bread it touches.

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"Closing the bakery is a catastrophe because bread is the most important staple for us," said a grandfather, Abu Alaa Jaffar, looking on despairingly.

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You can also pair your board with pretzels or crackers instead of toasted bread.

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Next door is the historic Helms Bakery campus, a former bread factory dating to the 1930s that now houses home furnishings and design stores, and restaurants.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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