meat

meat

noun \ˈmēt\

Definition of MEAT

1

a : food; especially : solid food as distinguished from drink b : the edible part of something as distinguished from its covering (as a husk or shell)

2

: animal tissue considered especially as food: a : flesh 2b; also : flesh of a mammal as opposed to fowl or fish b : flesh 1a; specifically : flesh of domesticated animals

3

archaic : ¹meal 1; especially : dinner

4

a : the core of something : heart b : pith 2b <a novel with meat>

5

: favorite pursuit or interest

— meat·ed \ˈmē-təd\ adjective

— meat·less adjective

Examples of MEAT

1. The restaurant serves a variety of meats.
2. The real meat of the book is found in its discussion of his economic plan.

Origin of MEAT

Middle English mete, from Old English; akin to Old High German maz food

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MEAT

Synonyms: flesh

Related Words: game, poultry, red meat, variety meat

Near Antonyms: bane, poison, toxin, venom

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with MEAT

beat, beet, bleat, cheat, cleat, Crete, deet, eat, feat, fleet, Geat, gleet, greet, heat, lied, meet, mete, neat, peat, pleat, seat, sheet, skeet, sleet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, weet, wheat