Sekirov Dictionary

fresh

/fɹɛʃ/

adjective 12
verb 8
noun 3
adverb 1
forms 5
phrases 8

adjective12

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recently made, done, found or received
- He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
- I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing.
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Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
- After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
- I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.
(of plant material) Still green and not dried.
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Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
- What a nice fresh breeze.
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Without salt; not saline.
- After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.
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Rested; not tired or fatigued.
- Before the match, Hodgson had expressed the hope that his players would be fresh rather than rusty after an 18-day break from league commitments because of two successive postponements. — 2010
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Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
- No one liked his fresh comments.
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(informal) Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
- Hey, don't get fresh with me!
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(slang) Good, fashionable.
- Because my devastating beats I know you will like / You see my beat box is fresh, it'll blow your mind — 1988
In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
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Youthful; florid.
- these fresh nymphs — 1610
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(slang, no longer used) Tipsy; drunk.
- How long did Mr. Crisp stay with you?—He might have stayed two hours; he stayed some time after; he drank ale and got fresh. — 1840

verb8

To update.
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To freshen up.
- I freshed meself and followed after him and made choice of me dinner. — 1943
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To renew.
- Q. Did you tell anybody this tale that you heard this man threaten what they were going to do?—A. No, sir; I didn't say nothing to anybody until Monday—Monday or Tuesday, one—then my mind was freshed. — 1884
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Of a dairy cow, to give birth to a calf.
- A cow was actually tested twice a month on the 5th and 25th of each month. The cow freshed December 15, her milk was good December 18, and she went dry October 30. — 1940
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To become stronger.
- Horrible was now my condition, as the wind freshed up more and more. — 1815
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To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
- Our first assumption was that freshed sea water areas were favourable for these organisms. — 1974
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To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
- With the exception of about 1800 crans which were "rough packed," all the herrings landed during the winter months were freshed and kippered. — 1921
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To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.
- When the barrel became very rough the gun was taken to the local gunsmith and "freshed." — 1910

noun3

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A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
- They went on very well with their work until it was nigh done, when there came the second epistle to Noah's fresh, and away went their mill, shot, lock, and barrel. — 1834
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A stream or spring of fresh water.
- […]And take his bottle from him. / When that's gone, / He shall drink naught but brine, for I'll not show him / Where the quick freshes are. — 1610
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.

adverb1

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Recently; just recently; most recently.
- We are fresh out of milk.
- fresh-cooked salmon.

forms

freshed · freshing · freshes · fresher · freshest

Phrases with fresh

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