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Definition lime in American English

lime noun

noun
/laɪm/
1

a fruit with a hard green skin and sour juice that grows on a lime tree

Example

a slice of lime

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3

a lime-green color

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4

a sweet drink made from limes or tasting of limes

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5

a linden tree

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Example

A lime has no specific purpose beyond sharing food, drink, and conversation.

7

also a verb

Example

We going to lime at Maracas beach.

Definition lime in American English