milked

Extracted from cows

Milked is the past tense of milk—to draw milk from an animal's udder or a mother's breast.

The extended sense dominates: to extract value, money, or advantage from something, often excessively or opportunistically: He milked the insurance claim for everything he could.

She milked the applause before continuing.

To milk something for all it's worth is to exploit it fully.

exploitation

squeezed

Pressed firmly together

capitalized · monetized · profited · manipulated · abused · extorted · overworked · depleted · leached · plundered

extracted

pumped

Excitedly eager, energized

tapped · squeezed · collected · harvested · withdrawn · obtained · separated · filtered · released · removed

dairy

cow

Female bovine

  • goatHorned, bearded livestock
  • sheepWoolly farm animal
  • camelHumped desert mammal

yak · buffalo · mare · pasteurized · homogenized · raw · whole · skimmed · cream · lactating

routine

daily

Per diem, repeated

habitual · regular · scheduled · systematic · predawn · farmhand · bucket · stool · barn · herd

Categories
Opposites
extraction state

milkedunmilked

Not yet drained

engorged · unyielded · unemptied · unexpressed · unrelieved

exploitation/depletion

milkedreplenished

Restored supply levels

untapped · undrained · unexploited · restored · preserved

giving vs taking

milkednourished

Given food for health

supplied · given to · fed · replenished · enriched

Phrases
Family

milk, milking, milks, milkshake, milkman, buttermilk, milkshakes, milkmaid, milkweed

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G