meal
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1.0
- noun
- /miːl/
- A dietitian can help design a meal plan that works for the patient.
- eat a meal
- cook a meal
- prepare a meal
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Watch on YouTubeI would love to cook better meals, learn to cook.
- I would love to cook better meals, learn to cook.
- I had three Thanksgiving meals, OK, Three.
- So you're you sit down to a meal of red meat and some liver.
- You ever had a whole meal with just sad?
Examples
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All the AN patients were required to participate in common meals on the ward.
Academic text (2015) -
I haven't had a homecooked meal in forever.
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But anyway, I enjoyed the meal quite a bit.
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And he does this after every single meal, right?
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We come to You with thanks for this meal that You put before us this evening.
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Is this supposed to be our last meal or something?
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Three hot meals a day, all served in there.
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You get a choice of meals, chicken, beef or fish.
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Most volunteers chose to eat their meals and socialize with typical village families.
Academic text (2008) -
I really enjoyed the meal we had at the restaurant last night.
Synonyms
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1.0
A meal in the middle of the day
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1.0
A formal meal in the evening where people meet for social or business reasons
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A light evening meal often shared with other people
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1.9
A late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch
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2.3
A meal where people serve themselves from many dishes laid out on a table
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4.3
A formal meal eaten in the middle of the day
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8.2
A simple meal or food eaten casually
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Food or a meal, often mentioned in informal speech
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4.9
A meal made with very good ingredients and careful cooking
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9.1
A meal of food served and eaten at one time
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A special food people prepare and eat for a holiday celebration
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2.2
A full, filling meal that gives enough energy and nutrition
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1.9
A large amount of food that makes you feel very full
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1.3
A meal of Chinese dishes like rice, vegetables, and meat
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7.4
A light meal eaten between main meals
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4.0
A shared meal of Ethiopian dishes like injera and spiced stews
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
A test where you swallow barium so doctors can X-ray your stomach and food pipe
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6.1
A powder made from dried animal blood used to help plants grow or feed animals
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3.0
A coarse powder made by grinding soybeans used to feed animals or add protein to food
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6.7
A coarse flour from ground dry flat bread used in Jewish cooking like for matzo balls
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4.6
The ground leftover from seeds after oil is removed, used mainly as animal feed or plant food
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Etymology
Meal (time to eat) comes from an old word mæl meaning 'a fixed time'. So a meal is a regular time to sit down and eat.