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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. flesh ( def 1 ), muscle meat ( def ).
- 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
/ ³¾¾±Ë³Ù /
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
- meat and drinka source of pleasure
- have one's meat and one's manners informal.to lose nothing because one's offer is not accepted
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾±ð²¹³Ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾±ð²¹³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of meat1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of meat1
Idioms and Phrases
- piece of meat, Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
- 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.â€
More idioms and phrases containing meat
- beat the meat
- one's man's meat is another man's poison
Example Sentences
Tarragon makes a wonderful herb crust on grilled meat or a colorful, flavorful garnish atop roasted veggies.
Visitors can pay for milk, pickles, meats, fruit juices and fresh vegetables sourced from suppliers on The Romney Marsh by tapping their bank cards and smart phones.
It is bad enough when politicians use it to throw red meat during campaigns.
Everyone everywhere — every culture in the world — loves perfectly seasoned, expertly cooked, just cool enough to pop in your mouth, audibly crunchy morsels of fried meat, fish, fowl or vegetables.
The prize is a nod to the club's ties with local agriculture, which is dominated by meat and dairy production.
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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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