| chocolate |  | |
| 1. n. (mostly) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. | |
| Chocolate is a very popular treat. | |
| 2. n. (mostly) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water. | |
| 3. n. A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate. | |
| He bought her some chocolates as a gift. She ate one chocolate and threw the rest away. | |
| 4. n. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate. | |
| As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate. | |
| (color panel, 61463E) | |
| 5. n. (slang) A black person; blackness. | |
| 6. adj. Made of or containing chocolate. | |
| 7. adj. Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color. | |
| 8. adj. (slang) Black (relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin). | |
| 9. v. (transitive, rare, chiefly in the past participle) To add chocolate to; to cover (food) in chocolate. | |
| 10. v. (rare, biology) To treat blood agar by heating in order to lyse the red blood cells in the medium. | |
