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What does flesh mean?

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Noun
  1. The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
  2. The skin of a human or animal.
  3. (by extension) Bare arms, bare legs, bare torso.
  4. Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
  5. The human body as a physical entity.
  6. (religion) The mortal body of a human being, contrasted with the spirit or soul.
  7. (religion) The evil and corrupting principle working in man.
  8. The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
  9. (obsolete) Tenderness of feeling; gentleness.
  10. (obsolete) Kindred; stock; race.
  11. A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
  2. (obsolete) To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice. [16th-18th c.]
  3. To put flesh on; to fatten.
  4. To add details.
  5. To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.
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