| n. | 1. | Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Dinner; the chief meal.
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| v. t. | 1. | To supply with food. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noun | 1. | meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food |
| 2. | 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" Synonyms: kernel | |
| 3. | meat - 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" Synonyms: essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, gist, kernel, substance, nub, sum, core, center, heart, marrow |
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