meat

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UK /miːt/ US /mit/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

fresh

bad, rancid, rotten

We threw away the rancid meat after finding it had been left in the sun too long.

tender

The chicken was so tender that it fell apart with just a fork.

cold

We bought some cold meat from the deli for our picnic lunch.

QUANT

bit, chunk, lump, piece, slab, slice

cut, joint

I need to buy some meat joints from the butcher for Sunday's roast dinner.

VERB + MEAT

consume, eat

My family doesn't eat much meat, so we have vegetarian meals several times a week.

chew (on)

The dog chewed on a piece of raw meat for hours.

barbecue, cook, fry, grill, roast, stew

We decided to grill the meat outdoors while the children played in the garden.

marinate | tenderize

seal

When you cook a steak at high heat, you seal the meat to keep it juicy inside.

chop, cube, cut, dice, mince | bone | carve, slice

MEAT + VERB

be/go off, rot

If you leave chicken in the sun, it will rot within a few hours.

MEAT + NOUN

dish, pie, products

My family enjoys eating different kinds of meat products from the local butcher every week.

market | cleaver

eater

My father has always been a devoted meat eater, so he rarely enjoys vegetarian meals.

content

The burger had quite a high meat content, which made it very filling.

production

consumption

The doctor recommended reducing meat consumption to improve my cholesterol levels.

Definitions

noun

The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).

A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.

The homesteading teenager shot a deer to supply his family with wild meat for the winter.

A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.

The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.

It should come as no surprise that while the peasants are expected to eat fermented fungi, lab-grown meats and maggot milkshakes, the Controligarchs — with their private chefs — have no intention of doing the same.

Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food.

meat and drink

I was anhongred, and ye gave me meate. I thursted, and ye gave me drinke.

A type of food, a dish.

A meal.

And hit cam to passe, thatt Jesus satt at meate in his housse.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some id

noun — the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut

kernel

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

red meat

Meats such as beef that are dark red in colour when uncooked.

meat market

A market where meat is sold.

dead meat

A corpse of a slaughtered animal.

meat rack

A rack used for storing meat.

I don't eat meat

Indicates that the speaker does not eat meat.

Example Bank

A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.

Wiktionary

The homesteading teenager shot a deer to supply his family with wild meat for the winter.

Wiktionary

In many parts of the world, shark meat is an acceptable and desirable form of protein.

Wiktionary

Do you know how to cook meat?

Tatoeba · #15873

Meat is very expensive nowadays.

Tatoeba · #18720

To my surprise, they ate the meat raw.

Tatoeba · #18900

Usage Notes

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