Definition of meat Meat
/miˈt/ - [meet] - meat
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| meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food | ||
| solid food, food any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue | ||
| stew meat tough meat that needs stewing to be edible | ||
| fowl, bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
| game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" | ||
| 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 an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | ||
| cold cuts sliced assorted cold meats | ||
| boeuf, beef cattle that are reared for their meat | ||
| 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 young sheep | ||
| 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" | ||
| 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" | ||
| kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | ||
| 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 most typical example or representative of a type | ||
| 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- meat (n.)
Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg. - meat (n.)
The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat. - meat (n.)
Specifically, dinner; the chief meal. - meat (v. t.)
To supply with food.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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meat
The edible flesh of animals, especially that of mammals.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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meat
Much meat, much maladies. -
meat
Meat is much, but manners is more.
Wikipedia 
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Meat is animal tissue used as food. Most often is used to describe skeletal muscle and fat that is found with it. Types of meat include beef and veal from cattle, pork, ham and bacon from pigs, mutton from sheep, "venison" from deer and poultry from chickens, ducks and turkeys. The word meat is also used for sausages and for non-muscle organs which are used for food, for example liver, brain, and kidneys. Eggs may also be included.
In the meat processing industry, (in some countries) the word "meat" is to mean only the flesh of mammalian species such as pigs, cattle, etc. but does not include fish, poultry, and eggs.
Meat is an important part of the diet of many people because it contains protein. Protein helps the growth and healing of a body and gives energy. Meat is a "high-protein" food, but costs more than other foods like bread and vegetables. People who cannot afford meat, or who do not like to eat it need to find other ways to get enough protein in their diet. Beans and certain nuts are also high in protein. People that choose not to eat meat are called vegetarians, and those who do not eat any animal product are known as vegans.
Animals such as members of the cat family that mainly eat animals are called carnivores.
Red meat is darker-coloured meat, different from white meat, or lighter-coloured meat. Some raw meat can make humans sick.
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🔤- meat, noun, singular of meats.
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