Thesaurus: repast
The act of taking food.
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- n. The act of taking food.
- n. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
- v. t. & i. To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
- n. the food served and eaten at one time
- 1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton. 2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham. Go and get me some repast. Shak. To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast them with my blood." Shak. He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds. Milton.
- To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast themwith my blood." Shak.He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting ofour minds. Milton.
- n:100 n the food served and eaten at one time