Fooda kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
food or sustenance; livelihood:to earn one's bread.
[Slang.]money.
[Eccles.]the wafer or bread used in a Eucharistic service.
Idiomsbreak bread:
to eat a meal, esp. in companionable association with others.
to distribute or participate in Communion.
Idiomscast one's bread upon the waters, to act generously or charitably with no thought of personal gain.
Idiomsknow which side one's bread is buttered on, to be aware of those things that are to one's own advantage.
Idiomstake the bread out of someone's mouth, to deprive someone of livelihood.
v.t.
Food[Cookery.]to cover with breadcrumbs or meal.
bef. 950; 1950–55 for def. 3; Middle English breed, Old English brēad fragment, morsel, bread; cognate with German Brot