meat

meat  (mt)

n.

1. The edible flesh of animals, especially that of mammals as opposed to that of fish or poultry.

2. The edible part, as of a piece of fruit or a nut.

3. The essence, substance, or gist: the meat of the editorial.

4. Slang Something that one enjoys or excels in; a forte: Tennis is his meat.

5. Nourishment; food: "Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink" (Edna St. Vincent Millay).

6. Vulgar Slang

a. The human body regarded as an object of sexual desire.

b. The genitals.

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[Middle English mete, from Old English, food.]

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meat [miːt]

n

1. (Cookery) the flesh of mammals used as food, as distinguished from that of birds and fish

2. (Cookery) anything edible, esp flesh with the texture of meat crab meat

3. (Cookery) food, as opposed to drink

4. the essence or gist

5. (Cookery) an archaic word for meal¹

meat and drink a source of pleasure

have one's meat and one's manners Irish informal to lose nothing because one's offer is not accepted

[Old English mete; related to Old High German maz food, Old Saxon meti, Gothic mats]

meatless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" stew meat - tough meat that needs stewing to be edible bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food dark meat - the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food raw meat - uncooked meat red meat - meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton) organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass cold cuts - sliced assorted cold meats boeuf, beef - meat from an adult domestic bovine carbonado - a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled halal - (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah jerked meat, jerky, jerk - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun pemican, pemmican - lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians veal, veau - meat from a calf horseflesh, horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food mouton, mutton - meat from a mature domestic sheep lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food porc, pork - meat from a domestic hog or pig sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings sausage meat - any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages escargot, snail - edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic protein - any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes; "a diet high in protein" hexadecanoic acid, palmitic acid - a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
	2.	meat - the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" kernel plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus seed - a small hard fruit
	3.	meat - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, sum, core, marrow, heart, center, centre cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"

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meat

noun

1. food, provisions, nourishment, sustenance, eats (slang), fare, flesh, rations, grub (slang), subsistence, kai (N.Z. informal), chow (informal), nosh (slang), victuals, comestibles, provender, nutriment, viands Meat is relatively expensive.

2. gist, point, heart, core, substance, essence, nucleus, marrow, kernel, nub, pith The real meat of the conference was the attempt to agree on minimum standards.

Proverbs
"The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat"

Types and cuts of meat

bacon, baron of beef, Bath chap, beef, beef-ham, black pudding, bockwurst, boerewors, bratwurst, breast, brisket, cervelat, charqui, Chateaubriand, chicken, chipolata, chitterlings, chitlings, or chitlins, chop, chorizo, chuck or chuck steak, chump, cold cuts, collar, colonial goose, corned beef, crown roast, Cumberland sausage, cutlet, devon, duck, entrecôte, escalope, fillet, forehock, foreshank, game, gammon, gigot, goose, gristle, ham, haslet, hogg or hogget, hough or hock, kidney, knackwurst or knockwurst, lamb, lamb's fry, leg, lights, liver, liver sausage or (esp. U.S.) liverwurst, loin, Lorne sausage, square sausage, or square slice (Scot.), luncheon meat, médaillons, mince, minute steak, mortadella, mutton, noisette, numbles (archaic), offal, oxtail, oxtongue, Parma ham, parson's nose, pastrami, pemmican, pepperoni, pheasant, pigeon, polony, pope's eye, pork, porterhouse steak, prosciutto, rack, rib, rolled lamb, round, rump, saddle, salami, salt pork, sausage, saveloy, scrag, shank, shoulder, silverside, sirloin, skirt, Spam (trademark), sparerib, steak, stewing steak, sweetbread, T-bone, tenderloin, tongue, topside, tournedos, tripe, turkey, undercut, veal, venison

Translations

meat [miːt]

A. N

1. (gen) → carne f; (= cold meat) → fiambre m
it's meat and drink to me → no puedo vivir sin ello
one man's meat is another man's poison → lo que a uno cura a otro mata

2. (fig) → enjundia f, sustancia f
a book with some meat in it → un libro con enjundia or sustancia

B. CPD meat eater N (= person) → persona f que come carne (Zool) → carnívoro/a m/f
we're not meat eaters → no comemos carne
meat extract N → extracto m de carne
meat grinder N (US) → máquina f de picar carne
meat hook N → gancho m carnicero
meat industry N → industria f cárnica
meat loaf N rollo de carne picada sazonado, cocido y servido como fiambre
meat pie N → pastel m de carne; (individual) → empanada f
meat products N → productos mpl cárnicos
meat safe N (Brit) → fresquera f

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meat [ˈmiːt] n (= food) → viande f
I don't eat meat → Je ne mange pas de viande.
cold meats (British) → viandes froides
see also crab meat meat products

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meat

n

→ Fleisch nt; cold meat → kalter Braten; (= sausage) → Wurst f; assorted cold meats → Aufschnitt m

(old: = food) → Essen nt, → Speise f (liter); food and drink → Speise und Trank; one man’s meat is another man’s poison (Prov) → des einen Freud, des andern Leid (Prov)

(fig: of argument, book) → Substanz f; a book with some meat in it → ein aussagestarkes Buch

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meat in cpds → Fleisch-;

meatball

n → Fleischkloß m

meat-chopper

n

(= knife) → Hackmesser nt

(= mincer) → Fleischhackmaschine f, → Fleischwolf m

meat-grinder

n (US) → Fleischwolf m

meathead

n (US inf) → Dummkopf m

meat loaf

n → ˜ Fleischkäse m

meat market

n

(for animals) → Viehmarkt m

(pej inf) (for people) → Aufreißschuppen m (inf); (= beauty contest etc) → Fleischbeschau f (inf)

meat meal

n → Fleischmehl nt

meatpacker

n (US Comm) → Arbeiter(in) m(f) → in der Fleischverarbeitung

meatpacking

n (US Comm) → Fleischverarbeitung f; (= industry) → Fleischverarbeitungsindustrie f

meat products

pl → Fleisch- und Wurstwaren pl

meat safe

n → Fliegenschrank m

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meat [miːt] n → carne f
cold meats (Brit) → affettati mpl
meat and drink → da mangiare e da bere
this is meat and drink to them (fig) → questo per loro è una delizia
one man's meat is another man's poison (proverb) → ciò che giova a uno nuoce a un altro

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meat [miːt] n → carne f
cold meats (Brit) → affettati mpl
meat and drink → da mangiare e da bere
this is meat and drink to them (fig) → questo per loro è una delizia
one man's meat is another man's poison (proverb) → ciò che giova a uno nuoce a un altro

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meat

n meat [miːt]

the flesh of animals or birds used as food She does not eat meat; (also adjective ) What did you have for the meat course? vleis لَحْم месо maso; masitý kød; kød- das Fleisch; Fleisch-... κρέας carne liha گوشت liha (de) viande בָּשָׂר मांस meso hús daging kjöt carne; di carne 肉 (식용의) 짐승 고기 mėsa gaļa daging vlees kjøtt mięso carne (de) carne мясо mäso; mäsový meso meso kött เนื้อสัตว์ et 食用肉類 м'ясо خوردنی گوشت thịt 食用肉类

adj meaty

1 full of (animal) meat a meaty soup/stew. vleisagtig مَليء باللحْم от месо masitý kødfuld gehaltvoll που είναι φτιαγμένος από κρέας con mucha carne liharikas پرگوشت lihaisa plein de viande מָלֵא בָּשָׂר मांसयुक्त mesni húsos penuh daging sem inniheldur (mikið) kjöt, kjötmikill a base di carne 肉の多い 육질이 풍부한 mėsos, mėsingas gaļīgs; gaļu saturošs berdaging ,met veel vlees kjøttfull zawierający dużo mięsa substancial cu (multă) carne мясной mäsitý mesen sa mesom köttig ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยเนื้อ etli 多肉的 м'ясний; м'ясистий گوشت سے بھرا có thịt 多肉的

2 (tasting, smelling etc) like meat This smells meaty. vleisagtig كاللحْم، برائِحَة اللحْم като от месо masový, jako maso kødagtig; som kød fleischig που έχει γεύση κρέατος a carne liha järele مزه گوشت دادن lihamainen de viande בְּשָׂרִי मांस जैसी महक इत्यादि mesnat húsos seperti daging sem bragðast/lyktar eins og kjöt di carne 肉の 고기 같은 mėsiškas, kaip mėsos gaļai līdzīgs; kā gaļa rasa daging vleesachtig (som) av kjøtt jak mięso a carne a carne похожий на мясо mäsový, ako mäso po mesu poput mesa som kött ซึ่งมีรสเนื้อ et gibi (似)肉的 схожий на м'ясо گوشت کی طرح có mùi thịt （似）肉的

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meat → لحم maso kød Fleisch κρέας carne liha viande meso carne 肉 고기 vlees kjøtt mięso carne мясо kött เนื้อ et thịt 肉