Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal.
- intransitive v. To eat or feast.
- transitive v. Obsolete To give food to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A meal.
- n. The food eaten at a meal.
- v. To supply food to; to feast.
- v. To take food.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The act of taking food.
- n. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
- v. To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A meal; the act of taking food.
- n. Food; victuals.
- n. Refreshment through sleep; repose.
- To feed; feast.
- To take food; feast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the food served and eaten at one time
Etymologies
Examples
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Hot chocolate, a popular accompaniment to la merienda, a light evening repast, is traditionally whipped until frothy with a molinillo, a ringed wooden beater invented by the Aztecs.
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A typical regional repast is set out in assorted clay pots.
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On taking this, the guest places the knife and spoon at the right side, and the fork at the left, and spreads the doily at the left, placing the finger-bowl upon it, and when the repast is finished, he dips his fingers quietly into the bowl and dries them upon his napkin.
A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding
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Only the centre piece for the repast was to be the newborn's placenta.
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The Duke breakfasted at nine and the repast was a very simple one.
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Their repast was a pretty long one; and these several interruptions rendered it impossible for them to hope to reach Rotherwood without travelling all night, a conviction which induced them to proceed on their way at a more hasty pace than they had hitherto used.
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La Motte returned frequently to the trap door, to listen if any body was in the abbey; but no sound disturbed the stillness of night; at length they sat down to supper; the repast was a melancholy one.
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The second reason that others might forego the repast was the thick slime dripping from the frog creature's webbed hands.
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The second reason that others might forego the repast was the thick slime dripping from the frog creature's webbed hands.
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With only moments to spare before taking their places in the receiving line, they fortified themselves with what Capote called a repast of "bird and bottle."
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