meat

IPA: mˈit

noun

  • (uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
  • (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
  • (now archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
  • (now rare) A type of food, a dish.
  • (archaic) A meal.
  • (obsolete) Meal; flour.
  • (uncountable) Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
  • (slang) A penis.
  • (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something.
  • (sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
  • (slang) A meathead.
  • (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
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Examples of "meat" in Sentences

  • Activists countered that the killings are barbaric – and that dolphin meat is laced with dangerous toxins.
  • For many consumers, the term "meat substitute" conjures up a prison-issued protein loaf or elastic chicken.
  • Dried and salt meat and fish replenish what an Irish cook once described to me as "the _meat corner_ of the stomach."
  • By the word meat we mean the body tissues of animals that can be eaten as food, anything from frog legs to calf brains.
  • Cats are true carnivores….dogs are more omnivores, but do best on a heavy meat diet…..meat and fat….veggies only if they want/like them.
  • And dolphin meat is a health hazard because of its very high levels of mercury, which exceed even the Japanese government's own health limits.
  • "Yes," agreed Peaches enthusiastically, twisting away her head, "and I like the milk and the meat -- gee, I like the _meat_, only Mickey wouldn't give me but a tiny speck 'til he asked the Sunshine Nurse Lady."
  • You'll wanna spoon the goopy sauce over rice, it is crack-sauce; extra-crispy batter, tender chicken chunks *ask for white meat if you don't like thigh meat* -- and for delivery, they do make an effort to keep the chicken crispy by popping open the corner of the container.

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