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Meaning ofmillin English

mill

Pluralmills
Past Tensemilled
Participle Verbmilling
Third Person Singularmills

Definitions

Noun
1. a device for grinding grains; seeds
2. a building with grinding equipment
3. a machine for extracting juices; saps
  The factory uses a mill to extract oil from seeds.
4. a machine for cutting; shaping solid materials
  The carpenter operates a mill to cut and shape wooden planks.
5. a factory for producing materials; processing
  The company owns a mill that produces textiles.
6. a building or site for manufacturing
  The old mill on the outskirts of town has been abandoned.
Verb
1. to grind or process using machinery
  The factory will mill the grains into flour.
2. to shape or finish with a machine
  The engineer will mill the metal surface to a high finish.
3. to engrave a pattern on an object's edge; shape
  The craftsman will mill a decorative edge on the metal plate.
4. to move aimlessly; wander around
  The tourists started to mill around the airport after their flight was delayed.
5. to cause to circle or gather
  The crowd began to mill around the stage after the concert.
6. to beat or pound something (slang)
  The boxer's fans warned him not to mill his opponent in the ring.
7. to discard a card from deck to pile; removing from hand
  Players must mill a card from their deck at the start of each turn.
8. to destroy excess card due to full hand capacity
  The gamer had to mill three cards to free up space in her hand.

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