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
the flesh of an animal or fish, regarded as food:the food an animal eats will affect the taste and texture of its flesh
the edible pulpy part of a fruit or vegetable:halve the avocados and scrape out the flesh
the skin or surface of the human body with reference to its appearance or sensory properties:she gasped as the cold water hit her flesh
(the flesh) the human body and its physical needs and desires, especially as contrasted with the mind or the soul:I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh
flesh colour.
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1 [no object] (flesh out) put weight on:he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds
[with object] (flesh something out) add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form:the arguments were fleshed out by the minister
2 [with object] stimulate (a hound or hawk) to hunt by feeding it a piece of flesh from a recently killed animal:I have fleshed my bloodhound
literary accustom to bloodshed or warfare:he fleshed his troops with enterprises against the enemy’s posts
3 [with object] (often as noun fleshing) remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide):after fleshing, the hide is soaked again
all flesh
all human and animal life.
go the way of all flesh
die or come to an end:the film has gone the way of all flesh after being slated by the critics
flesh and blood
used to refer to a person’s physical body and their needs and frailties, often as opposed to their mind or soul:the strain on his self-control had been more than flesh and blood could endure
(one's flesh and blood) a near relative or one’s close family:he felt as much for that girl as if she had been his own flesh and blood
in the flesh
in person or (of a thing) in its actual state:they decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh
