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Meaning of 'meal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meal [ n.]
- A part; a fragment; a portion.
- The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
- Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
- Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.
2 . Meal [ v. t.]
- To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.
- To pulverize; as, mealed powder.

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