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Definition lake in American English

lake noun

[countable] noun
/leɪk/
1

a large area of water that is surrounded by land

Example

There were some boys swimming in the lake.

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1.1

a large amount of liquid

Example

a wine lake

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2

used to angrily and rudely tell someone to go away

Definition lake in American English