MEAT


Meaning of MEAT in English

/ miːt; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U , C ] the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten as food; a particular type of this :

a piece / slice of meat

horse meat (= from a horse)

dog meat (= for a dog)

meat-eating animals

There's not much meat on this chop.

( figurative , humorous )

There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin).

—see also luncheon meat , mincemeat , red meat , sausage meat , white meat

2.

[ U ] meat (of sth) the important or interesting part of sth

SYN substance :

This chapter contains the real meat of the writer's argument.

IDIOMS

- meat and drink to sb

—more at dead , man noun

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English mete food or article of food (as in sweetmeat ), of Germanic origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.