meat

noun

ˈmēt How to pronounce meat (audio)
Definition of meatnext
1
as in flesh
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner

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2
as in food
substances intended to be eaten offered his guests meat and drink

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3
as in heart
the central part or aspect of something under consideration he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue

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Recent Examples of meat The leather chain separates from the meat chain early and runs through more hands, weakening the link between the tannery and the farm. — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Roasting the bird in parts gives you more control over when each piece is done—no dry breast meat or tough legs. — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 Reports surfaced in September that people had been detained by ICE at meat processing plants in southwest Kansas, including communities of Garden City, Liberal and Dodge City. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 The kosher laws include restrictions on the types of meat that can be consumed and prohibits mixing meat and dairy in the same meal, so keeping a kitchen kosher requires communal adherence to these rules. — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat
  1. flesh
  2. food
  3. heart
  4. provisions
  5. core
  6. bread
  7. root
  8. essence
Noun
  • For decades, scientists have pressed various substances into shapes approximating animal flesh, from faux bacon to Tofurky to Impossible Burgers, using ever-advancing technologies.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Once the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow into the animal’s flesh and feed, enlarging the wound and attracting more flies.
    — Eric Michel, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of flesh
Noun
  • That focus, at the intersection of celebration and food, has set the tone for bringing people together at tables across Chicago ever since.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The teen is picking up extra shifts at work to help pay for food for her family in Johnson County and help her father pay for commissary food in Leavenworth.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of food
Noun
  • However, certain types of fat play an important role in heart health and may lower blood pressure and stroke risk.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The green has stayed ever since, spreading from her hair to her visuals to the cascade of green heart emojis that follow her across social media.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of heart
Noun
  • All of a sudden, we got blessed with provisions to build a facility, like several stages and then an entire village.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Under its provisions, the agreement allows for the three main political executive positions to be shared among the three largest groups, with a Maronite Christian president, a Shiite speaker of parliament and a Sunni prime minister.
    — Tamirace Fakhoury, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of provisions
Noun
  • The backstory The first Mandarin Oriental hotel—then called The Mandarin—opened its doors in Hong Kong in 1963 and has remained central to the hotel group’s core values, despite global expansion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Acer laptop earned top marks in both the Cinebench and Geekbench single-core CPU tests, and came in a respectable second place for the Cinebench multi-core and HandBrake video conversion tests.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of core
Noun
  • Today’s recipe This recipe was inspired by the blueberry breakfast bread at Sonoma County’s Sea Ranch Lodge.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Her South American sensibility means breads are made with flours like quinoa, cassava, and sweet potato, which gives them a delightful chewiness.
    — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of bread
Noun
  • Pump Social’s roots The dream come true all started for the Donners with time spent in California’s wine country, learning and growing professionally.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The behemoth agency, which traces its roots to the Civil War, is both the country’s largest healthcare system and one of its most effective.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of root
Noun
  • Signature therapies incorporate local ingredients like virgin coconut oil, Caribbean sea salt scrubs, and tropical flower essences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The movie’s essence is Chaucerian; the pacing is taut, jaunty, like a fairy tale, helped along by a twinkling score composed by Anna Meredith.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
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