milkshake

Pluralmilkshakes

Formsmilkshakes, milkshaking, milkshaked

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A thick, cold drink made by mixing milk with ice cream, often with added fruit or chocolate flavor.

   Like a cold, sweet drink so thick you could almost eat it with a spoon.

   She ordered a chocolate milkshake with extra whipped cream.

   The diner makes the best strawberry milkshakes in town.

   Similarshake

2. 2
   noundialectalAustraliaNew EnglandNew Zealandcountable

   A thin, sweet drink like a thick shake but made with little or no ice cream.

   Like something between flavored milk and a thick frozen treat.

   This milkshake is so thin it tastes almost like flavored milk.

   I prefer thinner milkshakes that I can drink quickly through a straw.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A drink popular in Southeast Asia made from fruit juice, water, and a little milk.

   Like fruit juice with a little milk stirred in, not a thick dessert.

   In Bangkok she ordered a mango milkshake made mostly from juice.

   Street vendors sell fruity milkshakes thinned with water and a splash of milk.

4. 4
   nouncolloquialcountable

   A creamy mix of oil and water that forms by accident inside an engine.

   Like what you get when you shake oil and water together and they turn pale and cloudy.

   The mechanic found a milkshake under the oil cap and warned of a leak.

   A thick milkshake in the engine usually means water has gotten into the oil.

   Similaremulsion, sludge

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5. 5
   verbcolloquialneologismtransitive

   To throw a milkshake at a person on purpose.

   Like throwing a water balloon at someone, but with a thick cold drink.

   Protesters tried to milkshake the candidate as he left the building.

   Someone milkshaked the speaker during his angry rally.

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6. 6
   nounslangcountable

   An alkaline drink given to a racehorse to help it run faster.

   Like a sports drink for a horse, but one that breaks the rules.

   The vet found traces of a milkshake in the horse's blood.

   Officials test for milkshakes that could give a horse an unfair edge.

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7. 7
   verbslangtransitive

   To give a racehorse a special alkaline drink that is supposed to make it race faster.

   Like giving a runner a drink to put off getting tired, except it is cheating.

   Some trainers illegally milkshake their horses before a big race.

   Officials proved that he had milkshaked the gelding before the race.

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