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meat
[meet]
noun
the flesh of animals as used for food: in particular, mammals, especially livestock and game, and often including poultry and game birds.
the edible part of anything, as a fruit or nut.
Crack the walnuts and remove the meats.
the essential point or part of an argument, literary work, etc.; gist; crux.
The meat of the play is the jealousy between the two brothers.
solid food.
meat and drink.
solid or substantial content; pith.
The article was full of meat, with few wasted words.
a favorite occupation, activity, etc..
Chess is his meat.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.pork, especially bacon.
Slang: Vulgar.penis.
Archaic.the principal meal.
to say grace before meat.
meat
/ ː /
noun
the flesh of mammals used as food, as distinguished from that of birds and fish
anything edible, esp flesh with the texture of meat
crab meat
food, as opposed to drink
the essence or gist
an archaic word for meal 1
a source of pleasure
informalto lose nothing because one's offer is not accepted
Other 51Թ Forms
- meatless adjective
- ˈٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of meat1
Idioms and Phrases
piece of meat,
a person regarded merely as a sex object.
Years after winning a beauty pageant, she denounced the competition, saying she’d been crowned the judges’ favorite piece of meat.
a person, as a prizefighter or laborer, regarded merely as a strong or useful physical specimen.
The trainer never apologized for referring to his boxers as pieces of meat—if you made it to the top, he’d start calling you “Kid.”
Example Sentences
It’s not uncommon to see lines of customers stretching the length of the counter as they wait for charred meats on a layer of crispy cheese and fresh blue corn tortillas.
They’ve got a great plant-centric menu, which is good because one of my kids doesn’t really eat meat, and I also like that it’s kind of elevated.
Surely Lee, who had previously described himself as a “meat and potatoes” guy, liked Kobe beef?
What was meant to be a fine dining concept celebrating seafood, vegetables and meats fresh from the fire morphed into a laid-back pick-up spot with four picnic tables.
The government says it will lay some meat on the bones of these plans next week in its so-called "infrastructure week".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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