Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diet

4 senses of diet

Sense 1
diet -- (a prescribed selection of foods)
       => fare -- (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Sense 2
diet -- (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
       => legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers -- (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

Sense 3
diet -- (the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal))
       => fare -- (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Sense 4
diet, dieting -- (the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods))
       => fast, fasting -- (abstaining from food)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb diet

2 senses of diet

Sense 1
diet -- (follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet")
       => fast -- (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent")

Sense 2
diet -- (eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight)
       => fast -- (abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast")