n 1  :  food and drink regularly provided or consumed  2  :  habitual nourishment  3  :  the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person or animal for a special reason
vt 1  :  to cause to take food  2  :  to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules vi  :  to eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules
, adj :  reduced in calories <a soft drink>  .
 
 
 
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