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milk​Definitions and Synonyms

​verb transitive
UK /mɪlk/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theymilk
he/she/itmilks
present participlemilking
past tensemilked
past participlemilked
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to take milk from a cow, goat, or sheep
    Synonyms and related words
    Animal farming
    brand
    brand
    cattle prod
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  2. 2
    to get a lot of personal advantage or benefit from something, especially in a dishonest way

    He managed to boost business by milking his connections with celebrities.

    milk something for all it is worth (=get as much advantage as possible from it):

    Both parties have milked the political situation for all it’s worth.

    Synonyms and related words
    To have, or to take advantage of, an opportunity
    benefit
    get
    gain
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Definition and synonyms of milk from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.

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