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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

Noun

1. the flesh of animals used as food

2. the essence or gist: get to the meat of your lecture as quickly as possible [Old English mete]

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

noun 2. gist, point, heart, core, substance, essence, nucleus, marrow, kernel, nub, pith

Translations

meat [miːt] n → carne f;

cold meats → fiambres mpl;

crab meat → carne f de cangrejo

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meat [miːt] n → viande f;

I don't eat meat → je ne mange pas de viande;

cold meats (Brit) → viandes froides;

crab meat → crabe f

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meat [miːt] n → Fleisch nt;

cold meats (Brit) → Aufschnitt m;

crab meat → Krabbenfleisch nt

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meat [miːt] n → carne f;

cold meats (BRIT) → affettati mpl;

crab meat → polpa di granchio

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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 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 고기가 많은 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