victual

/'vitl/

Thân thiện

The ship's crew began to victual the vessel for the long journey.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Food or provisions, especially for human consumption: "Victual" refers to food or supplies, typically those meant to be eaten by people. It is often used in the plural form "victuals."

2. Verb:

   • To provide with food or supplies: To supply or furnish with necessary provisions.
   • To take in or consume food: To eat or partake of nourishment.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The ship's hold was filled with victuals for the long voyage.
  • They stopped at the market to buy fresh victuals.

• Verb:

  • The army unit was victualled before the campaign.
  • The crew spent the day victualling the vessel.

Advanced Usage

• "To lay in victuals": To stock up on or store a supply of food.
  • The settlers laid in victuals for the harsh winter.

Variants and Related Words

• Victualler (noun): A person or business that supplies provisions, especially to ships or armies.
  • The victualler delivered barrels of salted meat to the port.

Synonyms

• Noun: Provisions, foodstuffs, comestibles, rations, sustenance.
• Verb: Provision, supply, cater, forage.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Victual up: To stock up on food supplies.
  • We need to victual up before the storm hits.

Related Idioms

• "Short of victuals": Lacking sufficient food.
  • The explorers found themselves short of victuals in the remote valley.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any substance that can be used as food

Verb

1. take in nourishment
2. lay in provisions
   • The vessel victualled before the long voyage
3. supply with food
   • The population was victualed during the war

Từ đồng nghĩa

• comestible
• edible
• eatable
• pabulum
• victuals