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Definition of 'meat'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) meat
the flesh of animals as used for food.

2.  meat
the edible part of anything, as a nut.

3.  meat
the essential point or part; gist.

4.  meat
solid food:
meat and drink.

5.  meat
substantial content; pith.

6.  meat
a favorite activity:
Chess is my meat.

7.  meat
Archaic. the principal meal.

Etymology: (bef. 900; OE mete food, of Gmc orig.)

Definition of 'meat'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) meat
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

2. (noun) kernel, meat
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
"black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

3. (noun) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

Definition of 'meat'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) meat
the flesh of an animal used as food
I try not to eat too much red meat.

Definition of 'meat'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) meat
food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg

2. (noun) meat
the flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat

3. (noun) meat
specifically, dinner; the chief meal

4. (verb) meat
to supply with food

Definition of 'meat'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. meat
The edible portions of any animal used for food including domestic mammals (the major ones being cattle, swine, and sheep) along with poultry, fish, shellfish, and game.

Translation of 'meat'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the flesh of animals or birds used as food She does not eat meat; (
Afrikaans: vleis	Arabic: لَحْم	Bulgarian: месо
Brazilian: carne	Czech: maso; masitý	German: das Fleisch; Fleisch-...
Danish: kød; kød-	Greek: κρέας	Spanish: carne
Estonian: liha	Farsi: گوشت	Finnish: liha
French: (de) viande	Hebrew: בָּשָׂר	Hindi: मांस
Croatian: meso	Hungarian: hús	Indonesian: daging
Icelandic: kjöt	Italian: carne; di carne	Japanese: 肉
Korean: (식용의) 짐승 고기	Lithuanian: mėsa	Latvian: gaļa
Malay: daging	Dutch: vlees	Norwegian: kjøtt
Polish: mięso	Persian: گوشت	Pashto: غوښه
Portuguese: carne	Romanian: (de) carne	Russian: мясо
Slovak: mäso; mäsový	Slovenian: meso	Serbian: meso
Swedish: kött	Thai: เนื้อสัตว์	Turkish: et
Taiwanese: 肉類，肉類的	Ukrainian: м'ясо	Urdu: خوردنی گوشت
Vietnamese: thịt	Chinese: 食用肉类
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