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tea

/tiː/

noun

Meaning

  • A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

    "After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies."

  • The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

noun

Meaning

  • Food consumed before going to bed.

  • Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

  • A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.

    "a fish supper; a pizza supper"

Synonyms

dinner,
evening meal

noun

Meaning

  • A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

noun

Meaning

  • The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); a variety of this plant.

    "Darjeeling tea is grown in India."

  • The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; a variety of such leaves.

    "Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea."

  • The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.

    "Would you like some tea?"

  • Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.

    "camomile tea; mint tea"

  • Meat stock served as a hot drink.

    "beef tea"

  • A cup or (East Asia) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.

  • A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.

  • The break in play between the second and third sessions.

    "Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day."

  • Information, especially gossip.

    "Spill the tea on that drama, hon."

Synonyms

afternoon tea,
herb tea,
herbal tea,
infusion,
tisane,
tea leaves,
tea bush,
tea plant,
tea tree

verb

Meaning

  • To drink tea.

  • To take afternoon tea (the light meal).