ALL meanings of in the flesh
in the flesh
I i - noun in the flesh the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 1
- noun in the flesh muscular and fatty tissue. 1
- noun in the flesh this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat. 1
- noun in the flesh fatness; weight. 1
- noun in the flesh the body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul: The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 1
- noun in the flesh the physical or animal nature of humankind as distinguished from its moral or spiritual nature: the needs of the flesh. 1
- noun in the flesh humankind. 1
- noun in the flesh living creatures generally. 1
- noun in the flesh a person's family or relatives. 1
- noun in the flesh Botany. the soft, pulpy portion of a fruit, vegetable, etc., as distinguished from the core, skin, shell, etc. 1
- noun in the flesh the surface of the human body; skin: A person with tender flesh should not expose it to direct sunlight. 1
- noun in the flesh (no longer in common use; now considered offensive) flesh color. 1
- verb with object in the flesh to plunge (a weapon) into the flesh. 1
- verb with object in the flesh Hunting. to feed (a hound or hawk) with flesh in order to make it more eager for the chase. Compare blood (def 16). 1
- verb with object in the flesh to incite and accustom (persons) to bloodshed or battle by an initial experience. 1
- verb with object in the flesh to inflame the ardor or passions of by a foretaste. 1
- verb with object in the flesh to overlay or cover (a skeleton or skeletal frame) with flesh or with a fleshlike substance. 1
- verb with object in the flesh to give dimension, substance, or reality to (often followed by out): The playwright wrote pretty good characters, but the actors really fleshed them out. 1
- verb with object in the flesh to remove adhering flesh from (hides), in leather manufacture. 1
- verb with object in the flesh Archaic. to satiate with flesh or fleshly enjoyments; surfeit; glut. 1
- idioms in the flesh in the flesh, present and alive before one's eyes; in person: The movie star looked quite different in the flesh. 1
- idioms in the flesh pound of flesh, something that strict justice demands is due, but can only be paid with great loss or suffering to the payer. 1
- idioms in the flesh press the flesh, Informal. to shake hands, as with voters while campaigning: The senator is busy as ever pressing the flesh on the campaign trail. 1
- adverb in the flesh Present in a physical body; in person. 0
- phrase in the flesh If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television. 0
- noun in the flesh in person; actually present 0
- noun in the flesh alive 0
- noun in the flesh actually present; in person 0