MEAT

n. 1 flesh; food, nourishment, sustenance, viands, victuals, nutriment, provisions, provender, comestibles, edibles, eatables, Colloq eats, chow, grub She's turned vegetarian and won't touch meat in any form 2 pith, core, heart, marrow, kernel, vital part, essence, gist, substance, basics, essentials, crux The sub-plot seems to swamp the real meat of the play