veg

Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia.

veg

(vĕj)

intr.v. vegged, veg·ging, veg·ges Informal

To engage in relaxing or passive activities. Often used with out.

[Short for vegetate.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

veg

(vɛdʒ)

(Plants) informal a vegetable or vegetables

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

veg

(vɛdʒ)

n., pl. veg,
v. vegged, veg•ging. Informal. n.

1. Chiefly Brit. a vegetable.

v.i.

2. to relax passively, esp. while watching television; vegetate (often fol. by out).

[1940–45; by shortening]

veg

Past participle: vegged
Gerund: vegging

Imperative
veg
veg

Present
I veg
you veg
he/she/it vegges
we veg
you veg
they veg

Preterite
I vegged
you vegged
he/she/it vegged
we vegged
you vegged
they vegged

Present Continuous
I am vegging
you are vegging
he/she/it is vegging
we are vegging
you are vegging
they are vegging

Present Perfect
I have vegged
you have vegged
he/she/it has vegged
we have vegged
you have vegged
they have vegged

Past Continuous
I was vegging
you were vegging
he/she/it was vegging
we were vegging
you were vegging
they were vegging

Past Perfect
I had vegged
you had vegged
he/she/it had vegged
we had vegged
you had vegged
they had vegged

Future
I will veg
you will veg
he/she/it will veg
we will veg
you will veg
they will veg

Future Perfect
I will have vegged
you will have vegged
he/she/it will have vegged
we will have vegged
you will have vegged
they will have vegged

Future Continuous
I will be vegging
you will be vegging
he/she/it will be vegging
we will be vegging
you will be vegging
they will be vegging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vegging
you have been vegging
he/she/it has been vegging
we have been vegging
you have been vegging
they have been vegging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vegging
you will have been vegging
he/she/it will have been vegging
we will have been vegging
you will have been vegging
they will have been vegging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vegging
you had been vegging
he/she/it had been vegging
we had been vegging
you had been vegging
they had been vegging

Conditional
I would veg
you would veg
he/she/it would veg
we would veg
you would veg
they would veg

Past Conditional
I would have vegged
you would have vegged
he/she/it would have vegged
we would have vegged
you would have vegged
they would have vegged

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun 1. [画像:veg - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant]veg - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

vegetable, veggie

garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

julienne, julienne vegetable - a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)

rabbit food, raw vegetable - an uncooked vegetable

legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

potherb - any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning

greens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon

root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

pieplant, rhubarb - long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened

cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts

squash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

cuke, cucumber - cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

artichoke, globe artichoke - a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart

artichoke heart - the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower

asparagus - edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

bamboo shoot - edible young shoots of bamboo

onion - an aromatic flavorful vegetable

leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves

cardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes

celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

gumbo, okra - long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews

mushroom - fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi

pumpkin - usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn

truffle, earthnut - edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber

plantain - starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

finocchio, Florence fennel, fennel - aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

verdura cotta

veg

[vedʒ] N ABBR =vegetable(s) → verdura f, vegetales mpl

veg out VI + ADV → relajarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

veg

[ˈvɛdʒ] npl (= vegetables) (mainly British) → légumes mpl
fruit and veg → fruits et légumes
meat and two veg dans la cuisine britannique, composition typique du plat de résistance qui comprend une viande, des pommes de terre et un autre légume

veg

(esp Brit)

n no pl abbr of vegetable; meat and two veg → Fleisch und zwei Sorten Gemüse ; he likes his meat and two veg → er liebt gutbürgerliche Kost

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

The ads will aim to get shoppers to "add more essential nutrients and vibrant colour" to their diets, with Birds Eye promising to "playfully educate families" about the benefits of eating frozen veg. "For the vast majority of Brits, veg consumption is still lagging behind the WHO's 5 a day recommendation, at just 1.6," said Birds Eye marketing director Steve Challouma.

Birds Eye looks to up veg intake with Eat in Full Colour campaign

Created by expert chefs at Tesco, the Meat & Veg range champions the use of vegetables in home cooked dishes.

Making scratch cooking easier; Food& drink

Shoppers will have the option to shop over 127 varieties of fruit and veg loose or in recyclable paper bags as the retailer rolls out the initiative.

Morrisons first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and veg areas; Shoppers will be able to buy over 127 varieties of fruit and veg loose or in recyclable paper bags as Morrisons aim to go plastic-free

Customers will be able to choose from up to 127 varieties of fruit and veg - and buy them loose or put them in recyclable paper bags.

Morrisons launches Plastic-Free Fruit and Veg Areas; The supermarket favourite will be the most sustainable for a grocery shop in the UK

80g of fruit or veg, fresh or frozen, is one portion.

GET 10 A DAY, THE EASY WAY

The ad, with the slogan Eat Them To Defeat Them, is funded by an alliance of ITV, Veg Power, supermarkets and leading brands.

Ad is a carrot for kids to eat healthy veg

Their Too Good to Waste packs contain fresh fruit and veg - from carrots and onions to tomatoes and nectarines - which may be slightly damaged or past their best.

ALL A LIDL BIT WONKY; CITYDESK For live business news visit

It is sheer madness that has been putting best before dates on vegetables, in particular root veg many of which are stored in barns over the winter.

Store sees light on 'best before' dates; Letters & Emails

This is why we've chosen Chef Shelley Croft of Living Veg to join us as our official chef for our upcoming Big Island Hawaii Yoga and Wellness Retreat.

Cooking up the Aloha for Hawaii Yoga Retreat: Yoga Instructors Melissa Okabe & Kalina Salvador Welcome Living Veg

Eating a variety of fruit and veg is one of the surest ways to get the vitamins, minerals, fibre and plant chemicals that help to lower our risk of disease.

NUTRITION - Do we need more than 5-a-day?

Subjects were assigned to two groups: vegetarians (veg) and non-vegetarians (non-veg) based on the diet consumed.

Differences in body mass index and serum lipid profile among vegetarians & non vegetarians