Porridge

Definitions

1. A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.
   uncountable, usually
2. Oat porridge; oatmeal.
   British, uncountable, usually
3. Rice porridge; congee.
   Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable, usually
4. A prison sentence.
   British, slang, uncountable, usually
5. A type of thick soup or stew, especially thickened with barley.
   rare, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Eat⟳ your porridge while it's hot!”

“There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment⟳ and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.”

“Just do your porridge and keep⟳ your head down.”

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