berry /ˈbɛɹi/noun 9verb 4forms 3 noun9 •A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. •A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits. •A coffee bean. •One of the ova or eggs of a fish or crustacean.The crabs carry their berries for six months. — 1877 •(slang, old-fashioned) A dollar.Four rounds and Enright still on his feet and a hundred and fifty thousand berries gone if he stays two more! — 1921 •(US, slang) A police car.Today was like one of those fly dreams Didn't even see a berry flashin' those high beams — 1992 •An excavation; a military mine. •(dialect) A burrow, especially a rabbit's burrow. •(dialect) A mound; a barrow. verb4 •To pick berries.On summer days Grandma used to take us berrying, whether we wanted to go or not. •To bear or produce berries. •To beat; give a beating to; thrash. •To thresh (grain). formsberried · berrying · berries
