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1 9.9
To put pieces of animal flesh into food to make it more filling
  • verb
  • /miːt/
  • Archaic
: añadir carne a
  • If you want to impress your guests, remember to meat the salad with some grilled chicken.

Examples

  • Kellene, I need to know how to can butter, wax the cheese, and can meat.

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  • To enhance the dish's flavor, make sure to meat the sauce with plenty of diced tomatoes.

  • When making the stew, be sure to meat the broth with fresh herbs and spices.

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

Phrasal Verbs

Quickly cook the outside of meat at very high heat to make a brown crust

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

Surface Forms

meat infinitive
meated past
meated past participle
meating present participle
meats third person singular

Etymology

Meat as a verb comes from the noun meat and simply means to add meat to a dish, so to 'meat' a stew is to make it more filling.