animal — meaning in English

English meaning

• animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
• sick adj Unwell; suffering from an illness.

Senses

animal is used for these senses in English:

• animal (science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
• animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
• sick (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.

animal — full definition

1. noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
2. noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
3. noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
4. adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.

sick — full definition

1. adj Unwell; suffering from an illness.
2. adj Feeling nauseous, like you might vomit.
3. adj Fed up with or tired of something that has gone on too long, usually as "sick of".
4. adj Slang: extremely impressive or excellent.
5. verb To vomit, often phrased as "be sick".

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