Definition of 'meat'
Word forms: plural meats
1. variable noun
2. See also luncheon meat, red meat, white meat
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Derived forms
adjective
Word origin of 'meat'
noun
1.
food; esp., solid food, as distinguished from drink
now archaic or dialectal except in meat and drink
2.
5.
one's quarry
Idioms:
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Word origin of 'meat'
Example sentences containing 'meat'
Her husband was thrilled to eat meat again. Times, Sunday Times (2007)To kill animals for meat represents such an unnecessary taking of life. Phoenix From the Flame (1994)Four men working for this company were found guilty of diverting unfit meat into the food chain. SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)Swedish cuisine revolves mainly around meat and fish dishes. Cheap Eats Guide to Europe 1994 (1993)This was meat and drink for the former soldier. Times, Sunday Times (2012)There is more than a kilo of meat in each crab. Times, Sunday Times (2006)We saw staff mixing cooked meat and chicken with raw food. The Sun (2012)Usually they came from cold meats or some other department and had no background in fish. SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)This means the meat is farm assured and responsibly produced. The Sun (2013)Opt for lean grilled or baked meats and fish for the main courses. The Sun (2012)Stir in the white crab meat and parsley. Times, Sunday Times (2013)In the kitchen were six pieces of cooked human meat on a chopping board. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Spoon into sterilised jars and serve with cold meats and cheeses. Times, Sunday Times (2009)They would not change clubs because the meat pies are expensive any more than they would change families. Times, Sunday Times (2011)But he can't bring himself to dump the dead meat. Times, Sunday Times (2008)That'll give her a chance to get her meat dress out again. The Sun (2012)Romanian firms supplying the meat and French food companies processing it blamed each other last night. The Sun (2013)On the other hand, this is all meat and drink to her fans. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Note that most of the cultures of the world attach special value to the consumption of meat or other animal products rich in fat and protein. Cultural Anthropology (1995)Your kids are dead meat. Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Trends of 'meat'
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Translations for 'meat'
British English: meat
/miːt/ NOUN
Meat is the flesh of a dead animal that people cook and eat.
...cold meat and salad.
- American English: meat
- Arabic: لـَحْمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: carne
- Chinese:
肉 - Croatian: meso
- Czech: maso
- Danish: kød
- Dutch: vlees
- European Spanish: carne
- Finnish: liha
- French: viande
- German: Fleisch
- Greek: κρέας
- Italian: carne
- Japanese:
肉 - Korean: 고기
- Norwegian: kjøtt
- Polish: mięso
- Portuguese: carne
- Romanian: carne
- Russian: мясо
- Spanish: carne
- Swedish: kött
- Thai: เนื้อ
- Turkish: et yiyecek
- Ukrainian: м'ясо
- Vietnamese: thịt
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