English Dictionary

nutmeg

/ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/

verb

(transitive) To flavour with nutmeg. / (soccer, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

I love to nutmeg my apple pie for an extra burst of flavor.

意味（1）

(transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.

She decided the eggnog was lacking in flavor, so she decided to nutmeg it heavily.

意味（2）

(soccer, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Barcelona did not just out play them, they emphatically put them in their place during that opening 45 minutes when Luis Suárez scored twice, Dani Alves struck the crossbar, Lionel Messi nutmegged David Silva and Manuel Pellegrini’s team stumbled to the interval like a side in need of smelling salts rather than half-time oranges.