/mɪns/
noun
Finely chopped meat.Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.(chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).verb
To make less; make small.To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.To effect mincingly.To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.To suppress or weaken the force ofTo say or utter vaguely, not directly or franklyTo affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.