ALL meanings of garnish
gar·nish
G g - verb with object garnish to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate. 1
- verb with object garnish to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.: to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley. 1
- verb with object garnish Law. to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnishee: The court garnished his wages when he refused to pay child support. to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others. 1
- noun garnish something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc. 1
- noun garnish adornment or decoration. 1
- noun garnish Chiefly British. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers. 1
- noun garnish food 1
- transitive verb garnish decorate 1
- transitive verb garnish money, wages 1
- noun garnish Decorate or embellish (something, esp. food). 1
- variable noun garnish A garnish is a small amount of salad, herbs, or other food that is used to decorate cooked or prepared food. 0
- verb garnish If you garnish cooked or prepared food, you decorate it with a garnish. 0
- verb garnish to decorate; trim 0
- verb garnish to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour 0
- verb garnish to serve with notice of proceedings; warn 0
- verb garnish to summon to proceedings already in progress 0
- verb garnish to attach (a debt) 0
- verb garnish to extort money from 0
- noun garnish a decoration; trimming 0
- noun garnish something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect 0
- noun garnish a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer 0
- verb transitive garnish to decorate; adorn; embellish; trim 0
- verb transitive garnish to decorate (food) with something that adds color or flavor 0
- verb transitive garnish to attach as a result of a garnishment 0
- noun garnish a decoration; ornament 0
- noun garnish something put on or around food to add color or flavor, as parsley or watercress 0
- noun garnish a fee, esp. one formerly extorted from new prisoners by inmates of English jails or by the jailer 0
- noun garnish A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types. 0
- noun garnish Pewter vessels in general. 0
- noun garnish Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially when showy or decorated. 0
- noun garnish (cooking) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. 0
- noun garnish (Slang) OBS Fetters. 0
- noun garnish (Slang) (historical) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners. 0
- verb garnish To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish. 0
- verb garnish (cooking) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. 0
- verb garnish To furnish; to supply. 0
- verb garnish (Slang) (archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter. 0
- verb garnish (law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. 0