Dieting - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Dieting :  (noun)

1: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) [syn: diet]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Diet \Di"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dieting.] 1. To cause to take food; to feed. [R.] --Shak.

2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed rules; to regulate medicinally the food of.

She diets him with fasting every day. --Spenser.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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