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meat

meat

1.0
The flesh of animals that people eat
  • noun
  • /miːt/
translation icon : carne
  • We decided to grill some fresh meat for dinner.
  • eat meat
  • meat and fish
  • kosher meat

It drove that white meat, that breast meat demand.

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Examples

  • It's a sorry, they said it's not whale meat, it's shark meat.

  • I can get grass fed meat that looks good.

  • The next one is meat, as in the meat that you eat.

  • And so we had the meat and it was terrible.

  • During the same time, global demand for meat products increased and continues to increase.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If the problem is that meat is the only food available, the religious must eat.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The other thing is that the meat is so much nicer.

  • A dog was found dead after eating horse meat, but the epidemiologic link is unknown.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This is donor kebab meat with cheese on toast.

  • Ms. Hendrich merely stated that the consumption of red meat should be reduced, not eliminated.

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

flesh
vsmeat
466 1.0

Soft part of a human or animal body between the skin and bones made of muscle and fat

is specifically animal tissue used for eating rather than general body tissue

Idioms

1 9.9

To touch a man's penis to get sexual pleasure

1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

to beat one's meat
  • Offensive
9.9

To touch his own penis to feel sexual pleasure

Keep the useful parts and ignore the rest

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick

Compounds

41 2.0

Meat from animals like cows or sheep that is red before cooking

15 1.5

Pale meat from the breast of birds like chicken or turkey

14 1.0

Uncooked meat that people eat

13 2.0

Meat from the legs and thighs of a bird that is darker and juicier than breast meat

7 1.1

A shop that sells meat such as beef and chicken

6 3.9

The most important part of something

6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

6 2.7

A large heavy knife with a wide rectangular blade used to cut meat and bones

6 2.0

A dish made from ground meat mixed with other ingredients and baked in a loaf shape

5 3.0

A process that kills animals and prepares their meat to sell in shops

5 1.0

A baked dish of cooked meat inside pastry, usually eaten hot

mystery meat
  • Informal
4 7.3

Food whose type or where it comes from you cannot tell, often served in cafeterias

A device you put into meat to check its inside temperature while cooking

3 2.1

An animal that eats other animals for food

3 4.8

A strong pointed hook for hanging dead animals in a butcher shop

2 1.7

Cold sliced cooked meat used in sandwiches or as a snack

meat grinder
  • Literature
2 7.0

A situation that causes a lot of harm and suffering to people over time

1 1.8

Meat kept in a sealed can to last a long time

Sliced cooked meat sold in a can or loaf and usually served cold

1 1.3

A counter in a store where people sell meat like steak or chicken

1 2.4

A person who slices and trims meat for sale in shops

1 2.9

A person or company that prepares and packs meat for shops

1 1.8

A kitchen machine that cuts meat into small pieces

meat hooks
  • Slang
1 7.5

Large strong hands used for fighting or heavy work

1 2.4

Meat cut into small pieces for slow cooking to make it tender

meat puppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who follows orders from others without thinking

1 4.4

A shelf for holding meat for sale in a shop

meat house
  • Archaic
1 6.2

A small farm building where people hang meat or fish to dry

1 1.5

Minced meat mixed with spices for making sausages or patties

1 7.5

Parts from inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart

Firm white flesh inside a coconut shell that people use in cooking and baking

A piece of meat with a lot of fat

meat crayon
  • Slang
9.9

A sausage or sandwich made from processed meat and called jokingly

meat cutter
  • Specialized
3.3

A machine or hand tool that slices meat into pieces

meat diaper
  • Slang
9.9

A pad under raw meat that soaks up liquid

A machine with a metal bowl and paddles that blends meat when making sausages

meat safe
  • Archaic
8.3

A cupboard with wire sides that stores meat and keeps flies away

7.4

A place where employers quickly judge job seekers like products

An industry that processes and packs meat for shops

A rich, filling pasta sauce made with a lot of meat, tomatoes and herbs

4.1

Meat cut into thin strips and dried to keep it for a long time

Buttons or links that hide their function so users must guess what they do

1.9

Meat kept in a metal can to last a long time

side of meat
  • Specialized
5.5

A large half of an animal prepared and sold for eating

How Lean

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Surface Forms

meat singular
meats plural

Etymology

Meat comes from an old English word mete that meant 'food' or 'meal', so long ago it could mean any kind of food. That's why today meat usually means the flesh of animals that we eat.