"milk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪɫk/ Audio: en-us-milk.ogg [US], en-uk-milk.ogg [UK] Forms: milk [singular], milks [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Milk is a white liquid some animals make for their babies to drink. People often drink cow's milk.
    Sense id: simple-milk-en-noun-StTcKXpO

Verb

IPA: /mɪɫk/ Audio: en-us-milk.ogg [US], en-uk-milk.ogg [UK] Forms: milk [canonical], milks [third-person, singular], milked [past], milked [past, participle], milking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you milk an animal like a cow or a goat, you take the milk out of it.
    Sense id: simple-milk-en-verb-f2f~AQsN
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