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Expending or consuming by employing
Present participle for to extract a substance or liquid from
“Her lonely sojourns allow her to start working with her hands, to explore the plants and roots of the forest around her, to milk the sap from strange, otherworldly flowers, and to capture their fragrances.her.”
Present participle for to squeeze something in order to express a substance or liquid from it
“If you get bitten on the finger, milk it forcefully, forcing the blood and venom out of the cut.”
Present participle for to draw or express milk from (the udders of) a cow or similar mammal
“The milker should scrub his hands just before milking and under no consideration should a sickly person or one with sores on his hands ever milk the cow.”
Present participle for to exploit or take advantage of an opportunity for personal gain or profit
“You'll want to milk this opportunity for everything it's worth.”
Present participle for to defraud, especially by taking small amounts of money over a period of time
“When their dreams are dashed, they hook up and turn into con artists, coming up with grander and grander schemes to milk some poor man of his hard-earned money.”
Present participle for to exploit, abuse or take advantage of someone for personal gain or profit
“Davis sang some sad song to milk some sad sucker of a few bucks.”
Present participle for to obtain through force or underhanded means
“I was running latte, and I tried not to cream someone on the way over by driving too fast. I am innocent, and I dairy any of you to try to milk a confession out of me.”
Present participle for to get the full benefit (from something)
Present participle for to benefit from
The action of extorting money from someone with threats or intimidation
The action of making use of and benefiting from something
Gaining nourishment by suckling
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