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- Dictionarymince/mɪns/
verb
- 1. cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades: "use a food processor to mince the lamb" Similar
- 2. walk with short quick steps in an affectedly dainty manner: "there were plenty of secretaries mincing about" Similar
noun
- 1. minced meat, especially beef: British "stir in the mince and fry until browned"
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to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces, often using a special machine: Mince two pounds of chicken finely. The lamb is minced, mixed with spices, and formed into meatballs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of MINCE is to cut or chop into very small pieces. How to use mince in a sentence.
MINCE meaning: 1. meat, usually beef, that has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machine…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , minced, minc·ing. to cut or chop into very small pieces. to soften, moderate, or weaken (one's words), especially for the sake of decorum or courtesy. to perform or utter with affected elegance.
1. (transitive) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces. 2. (transitive) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness. I didn't mince my words. 3. (intransitive) to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner. noun. 4. mainly British.
To mince is to chop into tiny bits. Your favorite soup recipe might include directions to mince four cloves of garlic. When you dice an onion into very small pieces, you mince it, and when you grind meat very fine to make sausage or mincemeat, you also mince.
1. ( tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces. 2. ( tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness: I didn't mince my words.
MINCE definition: 1. meat, usually from a cow, which has been cut into very small pieces by a machine 2. to cut food…. Learn more.
mince. meat, especially beef, that has been cut into very small pieces in a special machine. Definition of mince noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Mince definition: To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
