Bread (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
  2. food or sustenance; livelihood: to earn one's bread.
  3. money.
  4. the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.
verb (used with object)
  1. to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.
Idioms
  1. break bread,
    • to eat a meal, especially in companionable association with others.
    • to distribute or participate in Communion.
  2. to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
  3. to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.
  4. to deprive someone of livelihood.
noun
  1. a food made from a dough of flour or meal mixed with water or milk, usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
  2. necessary food; nourishment
  3. a slang word for money
  4. a small loaf, piece of bread, or wafer of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist
  5. something offered as a means of distracting attention from a problem or grievance
  6. break bread See break (def. 46)
  7. to do good without expectation of advantage or return
  8. to know what to do in order to keep one's advantages
  9. to deprive someone of a livelihood
verb
  1. to cover with breadcrumbs before cooking
Bread (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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