n.
1.a prescribed selection of foods
2.a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
3.the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
4.the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) diet v.
1.follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
2.eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
Idiom of the Day
carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders
to appear to be burdened by all the problems of the world
My aunt feels that she is working too hard and that she is carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.