noun
plural -ets
the food that a person or animal usually eats [count]
the kind and amount of food that a person eats for a certain reason (such as to improve health or to lose weight) [noncount]
[singular] :something that is provided or experienced repeatedly - + of
verb
-ets; -eted; -eting
[no obj] :to eat less food or to eat only particular kinds of food in order to lose weight :to be on a diet
adjective
always used before a noun
having a smaller number of calories than usual
intended to help people lose weight