cabbage

UK /ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/ US /ˈkæb.ɪd͡ʒ/
noun 6verb 4

Definitions

noun

1

An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

In aphrodisiac preparation, wild cabbage was frequently an ingredient.

2

An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) having a head of green leaves.

3

The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.

Cabbage is good for you.

4

A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.

After the car crash, he became a cabbage.

5

Used as a term of endearment.

If you deceive me, Yasha, I don't know if my nerves could stand it. YASHA (kissing her) My little cabbage! Of course, a girl must know her place.

verb

1

To form a head like that of the cabbage.

to make lettuce cabbage

2

To do nothing; to idle; veg out.

How effective the project was is a moot point, because there were never any studies carried out to see whether children benefited from cabbaging in front of the TV rather than interacting with a teacher.

3

To be killed or murdered, such as by being shot in the head.

noun

1

Scraps of cloth which are left after a garment has been cut out, which tailors traditionally kept.

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