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meat

Syllabification: (meat)

Pronunciation: /mēt/

Definition of meat

1the flesh of an animal (especially a mammal) as food:pieces of meat assorted meats place meat and poultry in the refrigerator immediately [as modifier]:meat sandwiches
the flesh of a person’s body:this’ll put meat on your bones!
North American the edible part of fruits or nuts.
(the meat of) the essence or chief part of something:he did the meat of the climb on the first day

Phrases

be meat and drink to
meat and potatoes: North American ordinary but fundamental things; basic ingredients:the club’s meat and potatoes remains blues performers
one man's meat is another man's poison: proverb things liked or enjoyed by one person may be distasteful to another.

Old English mete 'food' or 'article of food' (as in sweetmeat), of Germanic origin

Definition of meat in the British & World English dictionary

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