meat

meat
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meats
1) N-MASS Meat is flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat.

Meat and fish are relatively expensive.

...imported meat products.

...a buffet of cold meats and salads.

2) → See also , red meat, white meat
3) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR to n If you say something is meat and drink to someone, you mean that they enjoy it very much. [mainly BRIT]

What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to him.

4) PHRASE: oft the PHR of If you refer to the meat and potatoes of something, you mean its most basic, simple, and essential parts. [AM]

What they want is the meat and potatoes of how we're going to improve this country and get our country moving again.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • MEAT — (Heb. בָּשָׂר, basar), the flesh of animals permitted for consumption. (For its meaning as human flesh and symbolic connotation, see flesh .) The Talmud points out (Sanh. 59b) that according to the biblical account the consumption of meat was… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • méat — [ mea ] n. m. • 1575; méate « passage, conduit » dès 1500; a. provenç. meat (XIVe); lat. meatus 1 ♦ Anat. Orifice d un canal. Méat urinaire : orifice externe de l urètre. Méats inférieur, moyen, supérieur, du nez : cavités des fosses nasales… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • meat — W3S2 [mi:t] n [: Old English; Origin: mete food ] 1.) [U and C] the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food ▪ I gave up eating meat a few months ago. ▪ raw meat ▪ a meat pie ▪ a selection of cold meats red meat (=a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Meat — (m[=e]t), n. [OE. mete, AS. mete; akin to OS. mat, meti, D. met hashed meat, G. mettwurst sausage, OHG. maz food, Icel. matr, Sw. mat, Dan. mad, Goth. mats. Cf. {Mast} fruit, {Mush}.] 1. Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meat — (n.) O.E. mete food, item of food (paired with drink), from P.Gmc. *mati (Cf. O.Fris. mete, O.S. meti, O.N. matr, O.H.G. maz, Goth. mats food, M.Du., Du. metworst, Ger. Mettwurst type of sausage ), from PIE *mad i …   Etymology dictionary

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  • meat|y — «MEE tee», adjective, meat|i|er, meat|i|est. 1. of meat; having the flavor of meat: »some choice meaty bits. 2. like meat: »a meaty texture …   Useful english dictionary

  • Meat — Personaje de Mortal Kombat Creador(es) John Tobias y Ed Boon Información Sexo Masculino …   Wikipedia Español

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