The noun taste has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception -- (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste")
2. (7) preference, penchant, predilection, taste -- (a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")
3. (3) taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness -- (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste")
4. (1) taste -- (a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence")
5. taste, mouthful -- (a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it")
6. taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality -- (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste")
7. taste, tasting -- (a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting")
Overview of verb taste
The verb taste has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)