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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | flæsc |
Related topics:1HB the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones : 
a freshwater fish with firm white flesh
a freshwater fish with firm white flesh2 the skin of the human body : His flesh was red and covered in sores.
His flesh was red and covered in sores.3HBP the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten : Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh.
Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh.4 if you see someone in the flesh, you see someone who you previously had only seen in pictures, films etc : He looked much shorter in the flesh than on television.
in the flesh
He looked much shorter in the flesh than on television.5 to make someone feel frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable : The way he stared at her made her flesh creep.
make somebody's flesh creep/crawl
The way he stared at her made her flesh creep.6 someone who is part of your family : How can he treat his own flesh and blood that way?
your own flesh and blood
How can he treat his own flesh and blood that way?7 the physical human body, as opposed to the mind or spirit
the flesh
literary the pleasures/desires/temptations of the flesh (=things such as drinking, eating a lot, or having sex)
8 to give more details about something to make it clear, more interesting etc [= flesh something ↔ out]: I'll try to put some flesh on the plan Margaret has outlined.
put flesh on something
British EnglishI'll try to put some flesh on the plan Margaret has outlined.
