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meat

meat

∞ 1.0
The flesh of animals that people eat
  • noun
  • /miːt/
: 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
446 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

To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick

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

Compounds

49 2.0

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

48 2.0

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

18 1.5

Pale meat from the breast of birds like chicken or turkey

17 1.0

Uncooked meat that people eat

14 2.0

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

11 1.1

A shop that sells meat such as beef and chicken

9 3.0

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

9 2.7

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

8 4.8

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

7 2.1

An animal that eats other animals for food

6 1.8

A kitchen machine that cuts meat into small pieces

6 2.7

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

6 1.0

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

mystery meat
  • Informal
6 7.3

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

6 1.7

Cold sliced cooked meat used in sandwiches or as a snack

5 3.9

The most important part of something

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

meat grinder
  • Literature
4 7.0

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

3 2.9

A person or company that prepares and packs meat for shops

2 2.4

A person who slices and trims meat for sale in shops

2 1.3

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

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

1 1.8

Meat kept in a sealed can to last a long time

1 1.5

Minced meat mixed with spices for making sausages or patties

meat puppet
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who follows orders from others without thinking

1 2.4

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

1 4.4

A shelf for holding meat for sale in a shop

meat cutter
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A machine or hand tool that slices meat into pieces

1 7.5

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

side of meat
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A large half of an animal prepared and sold for eating

meat house
  • Archaic
1 6.2

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

An industry that processes and packs meat for shops

meat hooks
  • Slang
1 7.5

Large strong hands used for fighting or heavy work

1 1.8

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

1 4.1

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

1 1.9

Meat kept in a metal can to last a long time

A piece of meat with a lot of fat

1 3.2

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

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

meat safe
  • Archaic
1 8.3

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

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

meat crayon
  • Slang
9.9

A sausage or sandwich made from processed meat and called jokingly

meat diaper
  • Slang
9.9

A pad under raw meat that soaks up liquid

7.4

A place where employers quickly judge job seekers like products

How Lean

meat
∞ 1.0

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.