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meat
meat
(mēt)n.
Idiom: 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.
meat and potatoes Informal
The fundamental parts or part; the basis.
[Middle English mete, from Old English, food.]
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
6. meat and drink a source of pleasure
7. have one's meat and one's manners informal Irish 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]
ˈmeatless adj
meat
(mit)n.
1. the flesh of animals as used for food.
2. the edible part of anything, as a nut.
3. the essential point or part; gist.
4. solid food: meat and drink.
5. substantial content; pith.
6. a favorite activity: Chess is my meat.
7. Slang. a person as a sexual object.
8. Archaic. the principal meal.
[before 900; Old English mete food, of Germanic orig.]
meat
- First meant "food, nourishment"—especially solid food as opposed to drink.See also related terms for nourishment.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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 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 pemican, pemmican - lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians horseflesh, horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food lamb - the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food 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. | ![]() 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" |
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"
"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, venisonmeat
nounTranslations
لَحْملـَحْمُ
месо
masomasitý
kødkød-
liha
lihatavaraydinläskipää
meso
hús
kjöt
肉
고기
carniscaro
kaip mėsosmėsiškasmėsos
gaļa
carne
meso
kött
เนื้อ
thịt
meat
[miːt]A. N
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
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
meat
n
meat
in cpds → Fleisch-;meatball
n → Fleischkloß m
meat-chopper
n
(= knife) → Hackmesser nt
meat-grinder
n (US) → Fleischwolf m
meathead
n (US inf) → Dummkopf m
meat loaf
n → ˜ Fleischkäse m
meat market
n
(for animals) → Viehmarkt m
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
meat
(miːt) noun the flesh of animals or birds used as food. She does not eat meat; (also adjective) What did you have for the meat course?
ˈmeaty adjective1. full of (animal) meat. a meaty soup/stew.
2. (tasting, smelling etc) like meat. This smells meaty.