milk (EN)

noun, verb

noun “milk”

1. the white liquid that female mammals produce to feed their babies
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   The mother cow provides milk for her calf.
2. a white liquid made from plants like almonds, soybeans, oats, or coconuts, used as a drink or in cooking
   She prefers almond milk in her cereal.
3. a serving of milk, especially as a beverage
   The children each drank two milks during lunch.
4. a small container of milk used for adding to tea or coffee
   He added two milks and a sugar to his coffee.

verb “milk”

1. to extract milk from a mammal, especially a cow, goat, or sheep
   Every morning, they milk the cows before sunrise.
2. to extract a liquid from something
   Scientists milk venom from snakes to create antivenoms.
3. to exploit or take full advantage of a situation or resource
   She knew how to milk the opportunity for all it was worth.