milk
noun
[ mɪlk ]
• an opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.
• "a healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby"
milk
verb
• draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.
• "two hours later he was up again to milk the cows"
• exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time.
• "executives milked the health plan's funds for their personal use"
Similar:
exploit,
take advantage of,
cash in on,
impose on,
bleed,
suck dry,
fleece,
squeeze,
wring,
blackmail,
Origin:
Old English milc, milcian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch melk and German Milch, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mulgere and Greek amelgein ‘to milk’.
in milk
• (of an animal, especially a cow) producing milk.
