meat

Meat is defined as a food that comes from mammals, or hair-covered animals that feed their young milk.

(noun)

An example of meat is a steak.

The definition of meat is the inside of something or the part that has the most value or interest.

(noun)

  1. An example of meat is the edible part of a walnut.
  2. An example of meat is the good part of a story.

Meat is vulgar slang for a person’s body, in a strictly sexual view.

(noun)

An example of meat is how a woman might describe her younger boyfriend.

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See meat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. food; esp., solid food, as distinguished from drink: now archaic or dialectal except in
    1. the flesh of animals used as food; esp., the flesh of mammals and, sometimes, of fowl
    2. Informal the flesh () of a person: not much meat on her bones
  2. the edible, inner part: the meat of a nut
  3. the substance, meaning, or gist: the meat of a story
  4. one's quarry
  5. Archaic a meal, esp. dinner

Origin: ME mete < OE < Gmc *mad-, food, meat < IE base *mad-, to be moist, trickle > mast, Gr mastos, breast

See meat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The edible flesh of animals, especially that of mammals as opposed to that of fish or poultry.
  2. The edible part, as of a piece of fruit or a nut.
  3. The essence, substance, or gist: the meat of the editorial.
  4. Slang Something that one enjoys or excels in; a forte: Tennis is his meat.
  5. Nourishment; food: “Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink” (Edna St. Vincent Millay).
  6. Vulgar Slang
    a. The human body regarded as an object of sexual desire.
    b. The genitals.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English mete

Origin: , from Old English, food

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