Gruel

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  • noun. A thin watery porridge.
  • noun. Severe punishment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To exhaust; use up; disable.
  • noun. A fluid or semi-liquid food, usually for infants or invalids, made by boiling meal or any farinaceous substance in water.
  • noun. Hence Any pasty mess.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.
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  • noun. A thin, watery porridge.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
    • Word Usage
    "Rather thin gruel considering the Rape Room he has established at Treasury."
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    porridge  
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    congee  jook  loblolly  skilly  
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