garlic

Pluralgarlics (some meanings)

Formsgarlics, garlicking, garlicked

1. 1
   noununcountable

   A strong-tasting ingredient made from a plant bulb, used to give food a sharp flavor.

   Add some garlic to the sauce and let it cook for a few minutes.

   I could smell garlic in the kitchen as soon as I walked in.

2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A plant related to the onion, grown for its strong-smelling bulb that people use in cooking.

   Garlic grows well in a sunny spot with good soil.

   The farmer pulled the garlic out of the ground in early summer.

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To add garlic to food to give it flavor.

   You can garlic the potatoes before you roast them.

   She garlicked the bread and put it in the oven.

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