noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fresh
▪ bad , rancid , rotten , rotting
▪
That ~ smells rotten.
▪ tender
▪
Simmer the ~ for 30 minutes until tender.
▪ tough
▪ lean
▪ fatty
▪ dark , red , white
▪ raw , uncooked
▪ rare , undercooked
▪ cooked , cured , dried , grilled , processed , roast , salted , smoked
▪ cold
▪
a plate of cold ~s
▪ frozen
▪ ground ( AmE ), mince (usually mincemeat ) ( esp. BrE ), minced
▪ canned , lunch (usually lunchmeat ) ( AmE ), luncheon , potted , tinned ( BrE )
▪ hamburger ( esp. AmE ), sausage ( esp. BrE )
▪ organic
▪ halal , kosher
▪ crab , goat , horse , etc.
… OF MEAT
▪ bit , chunk , lump , piece , slab , slice
▪ cut , joint ( BrE )
▪
She always buys the cheaper cuts of ~.
VERB + MEAT
▪ consume , eat
▪
The animals do not hunt and rarely consume ~.
▪
Do you eat ~?
▪ chew , chew on
▪ barbecue , cook , fry , grill , roast , stew
▪
Fry the ~ in a little olive oil.
▪ marinate
▪ tenderize
▪ brown , seal ( BrE )
▪
Turn the ~ frequently to brown it.
▪ chop , cube ( esp. BrE ), cut , dice , grind ( AmE ), mince
▪ bone
▪ carve , slice
MEAT + VERB
▪ be off ( esp. BrE ), go off , rot , spoil ( esp. AmE )
▪
The ~ has gone off.
MEAT + NOUN
▪ ball (usually meatballs ) , broth ( esp. AmE ), dish , loaf , patty ( esp. AmE ), pie ( esp. BrE ), stew
▪
recipes for simple ~ dishes
▪ products
▪ market
▪ cleaver , grinder ( AmE ) ( mincer in BrE ) , slicer , tenderizer
▪ hook
▪ locker ( esp. AmE )
▪
It was so cold, it was like a ~ locker.
▪ cutter , packer (both AmE )
▪
He eventually found employment as a ~ cutter.
▪ eater
▪
I'm not a great ~ eater.
▪ content ( esp. BrE )
▪
These pies have a low ~ content.
▪ packing ( AmE ), production
▪ consumption
▪
Canada's ~ consumption