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Definitions for Meat

[1] the flesh of animals as used for food.
[2] the edible part of anything, as a fruit or nut: Crack the walnuts and remove the meats.
[3] the essential point or part of an argument, literary work, etc.; gist; crux: The meat of the play is the jealousy between the two brothers.
[4] solid food: meat and drink.
[5] solid or substantial content; pith: The article was full of meat, with few wasted words.
[6] a favorite occupation, activity, etc.: Chess is his meat.
[7] Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. pork, especially bacon.
[8] Slang : Vulgar . penis.
[9] Archaic . the principal meal: to say grace before meat.
[10] piece of meat , Slang . a person regarded merely as a sex object. a person, as a prizefighter or laborer, regarded merely as a strong or useful physical specimen.
[11] the flesh of mammals used as food, as distinguished from that of birds and fish
[12] anything edible, esp flesh with the texture of meat crab meat
[13] food, as opposed to drink
[14] the essence or gist
[15] an archaic word for meal 1
[16] meat and drink a source of pleasure
[17] have one's meat and one's manners Irish informal to lose nothing because one's offer is not accepted

Words related to Meat

food, foodstuff, fare, ration, nourishment, edible, grub, aliment, subsistence, nutriment, eats, sustenance, chow, brawn, comestible, provision, muscle, victual, kernel, substance

Words nearby Meat

measuring cup, measuring jug, measuring spoon, measuring worm, measuringworm, meat, meat and drink to one, meat and potatoes, meat ax, meat hook, meat house

Origin of Meat

before 900; Middle English, Old English mete food, cognate with Old High German maz, Old Norse matr, Gothic mats

Words that may be confused with Meat

meat, meet

Other words from Meat

meat·less , adjective

Word origin for Meat

Old English mete; related to Old High German maz food, Old Saxon meti, Gothic mats

Synonyms for Meat

food, foodstuff, aliment, brawn, chow, comestible, eats, edible, fare, grub, muscle, nourishment, nutriment, provision, ration, subsistence, sustenance, victual