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Meaning of 'meat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meat [ n.]
- Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
- The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
- Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.
2 . Meat [ v. t.]
- To supply with food.

Meaning of 'meat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . meat [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
Example in sentence:
  • black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
Meaning (2):
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Example in sentence:
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument;
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party;
  • the nub of the story

Nearby Words:

meach meacock mead meadow meadowsweet meadowwort meadowy meager meagerly meagerness

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