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• the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or an animal.

• "she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh"

Similar: muscle, tissue, muscle tissue, meat, brawn, beef,

• put weight on.

• "he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds"

Similar: put on weight, gain weight, get heavier, grow fat/fatter, fatten up, get fat, fill out, thicken, widen, broaden, expand, spread out,

Opposite: slim,

• stimulate (a hound or hawk) to hunt by feeding it a piece of flesh from a recently killed animal.

• "I have fleshed my bloodhound"

• remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide).

• "chemicals remove the hair and preserving salts, and then the hides are fleshed"

Origin: Old English flǣsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlees and German Fleisch .

• all human and animal life.

• die or come to an end.
"the film has gone the way of all flesh after being slated by the critics"

• in person or (of a thing) in its actual state.
"they decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh"

• become thinner.

• cause someone to experience an uncomfortable sensation of horror or disgust.
"I'd forgotten how much he makes my flesh crawl"

• used to refer to the spiritual and physical union of two people in a relationship, especially marriage.
"my body is his, his is mine: one flesh"

• add more details to something that exists only in a draft or outline form.
"he has yet to put flesh on his ‘big idea’"

• put on weight.

• sins related to physical indulgence, especially sexual gratification.