meat
n. C / Un. the flesh of an animal that people eat as food. It is a common source of protein in many diets.
n. the flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, consumed as food. In a broader culinary context, it may refer to the edible part of anything, such as a nut or fruit.
I do not eat meat because I am a vegetarian.
The chef seasoned the meat with salt and pepper before placing it on the hot grill.
While global consumption of red meat remains high, there is a growing market for plant-based alternatives that mimic the texture and flavour of traditional animal products.
From Middle English mete, from Old English mete (“food”), from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to drip, ooze; grease, fat”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian Miit (“meat”), Danish mad (“food”), Faroese and Icelandic matur (“food, meal”), Norn mader (“food”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish mat (“food”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats, “food”). A -ja- derivation from the same base is found in Middle Dutch and Middle Low German met (“lean pork”), from which Dutch met (“minced pork”) and German Mett (“minced meat”) derive, respectively. Compare also Old Irish mess (“animal feed”) and Welsh mes (“acorns”), English mast (“fodder for swine and other animals”), which are probably from the same root.
Uncountable when referring to the food category in general; countable when referring to specific types or varieties of meat.
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chew the meat and spit out the bones
To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
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dead meat
Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished.
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meat market
A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or nightclub.