mince

cut into very small pieces: mince onions; soften or moderate one’s words: mince words; to walk with short dainty steps: She minces along like a little girl.
Not to be confused with:mints – plural of mint; aromatic herbs; candies; produces money: mints coins

mince

M0308500 (mĭns)v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es v.tr.1. a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.3. To moderate, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum: Don't mince words: say what you mean.v.intr.1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.2. To speak in an affected way.n. Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.

[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness; see minutia.]

minc′er n.

mince

(mɪns) vb1. (tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces2. (tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness: I didn't mince my words. 3. (intr) to walk or speak in an affected dainty mannern4. (Cookery) chiefly Brit minced meat5. informal nonsensical rubbish[C14: from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae]

mince

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v. minced, minc•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to cut or chop into very small pieces. 2. to moderate or soften, esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy: He was angry and didn't mince words. 3. to perform or utter with affected elegance. 4. to subdivide minutely. v.i. 5. to move with short, affectedly dainty steps. n. 6. something cut up very small; mincemeat. minc′er, n.

mince

- Can mean "lessen or diminish (something)" or "minimize."See also related terms for lessen.

mince

Past participle: minced
Gerund: mincing

Imperative
mince
mince

Present
I mince
you mince
he/she/it minces
we mince
you mince
they mince

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

mince

ground beef or hamburger

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
Verb	1.	mince - make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"moderate, softenalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	mince - walk daintily; "She minced down the street"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	mince - cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"

mince

verb1. cut, grind, crumble, dice, hash, chop up I'll buy some lean meat and mince it myself.2. posture, pose, ponce (slang), attitudinize `Ooh, a sailor!' he minced and she laughed aloud.3. tone down, spare, moderate, weaken, diminish, soften, hold back, extenuate, palliate, euphemize The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.

Translations

切碎扭扭捏捏地走碎肉肉末肉馅

mince

(mins) verb1. to cut into small pieces or chop finely. Would you like me to mince the meat for you?切碎2. to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way. She minced over to him.扭扭捏捏地走 noun meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes. 肉馅，肉末 ˈmincer noun a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer?绞肉机ˈmincing adjective too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps.装腔作势的ˈmincingly adverb装腔作势地ˈmincemeat noun a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies). 百果馅

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not mince (one's) words

To speak very bluntly and directly, without regard to whether one's words may upset someone. Wow, your aunt really doesn't mince her words. Is my sweatshirt really that ugly? Let me know what you think of the story when you're done, and, please, don't mince your words.See also: mince, not, word

mince (one's) words

To speak vaguely or indirectly. Often used in the negative to convey the opposite, meaning that one speaks without regard to whether their words may upset someone. Can be used with or without a possessive. I hate to watch debates, which are really just two-hour marathons of talking heads mincing words. Wow, your aunt really doesn't mince her words. Is my sweatshirt really that ugly? Let me know what you think of the story when you're done, and, please, don't mince words.See also: mince, word

(as) thick as mince

slang Remarkably stupid, dimwitted, or obtuse. Primarily heard in UK. Jen's new girlfriend is very nice, but she's thick as mince. The MP was caught on a hot mic calling his colleague "as thick as mince."See also: mince, thick

not mince matters

To speak very bluntly and directly, without regard to whether one's words may cause upset or controversy. Wow, your aunt really doesn't mince matters when she discusses politics, huh? I won't mince matters—our company is in dire straits.See also: matter, mince, not

mince (one's) words

to soften the effect of one's words. Tell me what you think, and don't mince your words. A frank person never minces words.See also: mince, word

mince matters

Also, mince words. Moderate or restrain one's language to be polite or avoid giving offense. Today these phrases are nearly always put negatively, as in Not to mince matters, I feel he should resign, or Don't mince words-say what you mean. The usage dates from the mid-1500s and transfers cutting something such as meat into small pieces to minimizing the harsh impact of words. See also: matter, mince

thick as mince

mainly SCOTTISHIf someone is as thick as mince, they are very stupid. No point in expecting any real help from her department — most of them are as thick as mince. Well, what do you expect? She's as thick as mince.See also: mince, thick

not mince your words

not mince words

COMMON If you do not mince your words or do not mince words, you state your opinions clearly and directly, even if it offends people. She told him exactly where he'd gone wrong and she didn't mince her words. You always know you'll get the truth from Dan. He's not one to mince his words. I tell it like it is. I don't mince words.See also: mince, not, word

not mince words (or matters)

speak candidly and directly, especially when criticizing someone or something.See also: mince, not, word

not mince your ˈwords

(also not ˈmince matters) speak openly or directly; say what you think, even though you may offend somebody: Sir John, never a man to mince his words, said in a TV interview that the government had lied. ♢ I won’t mince matters: I think it’s a stupid idea. OPPOSITE: pull your punchesSee also: mince, not, word

mince words, not to

To speak plainly, without equivocating to avoid giving offense. This expression, also put as not to mince matters, dates from Shakespeare’s time (he used it in Othello and Antony and Cleopatra) and in effect transfers the cutting into small pieces of some object, like meat, to moderating or softening one’s language.See also: mince, not

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verb cut

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noun food chopped into small bits

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verb make less severe or harsh

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verb walk daintily

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verb cut into small pieces

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