bacon — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

lean | streaky | back

crisp/crispy

I like my bacon extra crispy, so I always cook it in the oven.

smoked, unsmoked

QUANT

bit, piece, rasher, slice

She crumbled a piece of bacon into the salad to add extra flavor.

side

The butcher cut a side of bacon into thick slices for the restaurant order.

VERB + BACON

eat, have | cook, fry, grill | cure

BACON + NOUN

fat, rind | butty, sandwich

Definitions

noun

1

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.

It is not a crime to enjoy some bacon or a trout or what have you.

2

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

3

Thin slices of the above in long strips.

As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.

4

The police or spies.

Run! It's the bacon!

5

Road rash.

name

1

A surname.

The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.

2

A number of places in the United States:

3

A number of places in the United States:

4

A number of places in the United States:

5

A number of places in the United States:

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Idioms & Phrases

good voice to beg bacon

An unpleasant-sounding voice.

bring home the bacon

To win or succeed.

I am going to do my bit, Corky, and it may be that my bit will turn out to be just the trifle that brings home the bacon.

Example Bank

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01

They fried the fish with bacon and were astonished, for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before.

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02

It is not a crime to enjoy some bacon or a trout or what have you.

Wiktionary

03

For us the pig's the means, while bacon is the end / Providing gustatory heights to which we can ascend.

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04

The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the me

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05

After having fought many hard battles, we were able to bring home the bacon and set up a new government.

Tatoeba · #20598

06

Would you like bacon or sausage?

Tatoeba · #34033

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bacon is marked as derogatory, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.