disk

/dɪsk/

Definitions

1. noun

a flat, round plate, typically made of plastic or metal, used for storing or playing back digital data, such as a computer hard drive or a CD.

“The computer’s hard drive is a 1-terabyte disk.”

2. noun

a thin slice of food, especially meat or fish.

“The chef served a delicate disk of salmon as the main course.”

3. verb

to cut or shape something into a flat, round plate or slice.

“The chef began to disk the raw steak for the salad bar.”

4. verb

to throw or scatter something, especially seeds, in a wide area.

“The farmer disked the field to prepare it for planting.”

Synonyms

  • plate
  • platter
  • slice

Antonyms

  • block
  • cube