flesh

/flษ›สƒ/

IPA: /F L EH1 SH/

noun
  1. 1

    The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

  2. 2

    The skin of a human or animal.

  3. 3

    (by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.

  4. 4

    Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).

  5. 5

    The human body as a physical entity.

  6. 6

    The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.

  7. 7

    The evil and corrupting principle working in man.

  8. 8

    The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.

  9. 9

    Tenderness of feeling; gentleness.

  10. 10

    Kindred; stock; race.

  11. 11

    A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.

verb
  1. 1

    To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.

  2. 2

    To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.

  3. 3

    To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.

  4. 4

    To glut.

  5. 5

    To put flesh on; to fatten.

  6. 6

    To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flesh