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meal

/ˈmiːl/ verb C2
  1. To defile or taint. (transitive)

He/she/it meals · Past mealed · Past participle mealed · -ing form mealing

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Verb forms

Base form
meal
He/she/it
meals
Past
mealed
Past participle
mealed
-ing form
mealing

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The sum is ample for a well-considered meal, a bottle bearing a respectable label, commensurate tips, a smoke, cab fare and the ordinary etceteras.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 26 · C1
“All thanks for this good meal,” he said, licking his lips.
The Jungle Book, p. 2 · B2
He is taking his meal with the others.
The Jungle Book, p. 5 · B2
That bite paralyzed Karait, and Rikki-tikki was just going to eat him up from the tail, after the custom of his family at dinner, when he remembered that a full meal makes a slow mongoose, and if he wanted all his strength and quickness ready, he must keep himself thin.
The Jungle Book, p. 71 · B2

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