1. A prescribed or restricted selection of foods, especially to lose weight or for medical reasons
   "The doctor put him on a low-sodium diet"
    
2. The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
   "The panda's diet consists mainly of bamboo"
    
3. The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
   "Her diet resulted in significant weight loss";
   - dieting
    
4. A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
   "The Japanese Diet passed a new economic reform bill"

1. Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
   "She's been dieting for months to fit into her wedding dress"
    
2. Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
   "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"

Derived forms: dieted, dieting, diets

Type of: chow [informal], chuck [N. Amer, informal], eats [informal], fare, fast, fasting, general assembly, grub [informal], law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature

Encyclopedia: Diet, macrobiotic