diet

di|et¹ W2S3 [ˈdaıət] n

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: diete, from Greek diaita 'way of living, food to be eaten']

1.) [U and C]

the kind of food that a person or animal eats each day

balanced/healthy/poor etc diet

▪ It is important to have a balanced, healthy diet .

▪ the effects of poor diet and lack of exercise

vegetarian/high-fibre/Western etc diet

diet of

▪ They exist on a diet of fish.

▪ Bamboo is the panda's staple diet (=main food) .

in sb's diet

▪ the importance of vitamins and minerals in your diet

2.)

a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want to get thinner

go/be on a diet

▪ Lyn always seems to be on a diet.

3.)

a limited type of food and drink that someone is allowed because they have a health problem

▪ a salt-free diet

4.) a diet of sth

too much of an activity that you think is boring or has bad effects

▪ Kids today are raised on a constant diet of pop music and television.

5.) old-fashioned an official meeting to discuss political or church matters

diet ²

diet² v

to limit the amount and type of food that you eat, in order to become thinner

= ↑slim

diet ³

diet³ [i]adj [only before noun]

diet drinks or foods contain less sugar or fat than ordinary ones

▪ a diet soda