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Meat has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

"After chopping up a large piece of beef, we added the meat to the pot along with some fish from last night's catch."

2

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

"black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

3

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"

"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"

"the nub of the story"

4

The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.

"We grilled some beef for dinner because everyone was craving meat tonight."

In plain English: Meat is the edible flesh of an animal that people cook and eat for food.

"I am having chicken for dinner because I love meat."

Usage: Use "meat" to refer to the edible muscle tissue of animals that serves as a primary source of protein in a meal. It does not apply to other body parts or non-animal ingredients unless specified metaphorically.

Example Sentences
"I am having chicken for dinner because I love meat." noun
"We grilled some steak for dinner because everyone loves meat." noun
"The butcher sells fresh beef and chicken meat daily." noun
"Dogs often enjoy eating raw meat as part of their diet." noun
Related Terms
chicken butcher steak stew mutton mince pork cleaver po boy beef blacken knuckle trinchado glace de viande meat safe cecina lobscouse crab rangoon whalemeat eggah
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
food plant part content
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stew meat bird game dark meat raw meat red meat variety meat cut cold cuts beef carbonado halal jerky pemmican veal horsemeat mouton lamb pork sausage sausage meat escargot bare bones hypostasis quiddity quintessence stuff

Origin

The word "meat" comes from the Old English mete, which originally meant "food." Its roots trace back to a Proto-Indo-European term for dripping or grease, reflecting how early speakers associated flesh with its fatty contents.

Rhyming Words
eat yeat leat beat heat teat seat feat neat reat peat pleat cheat creat great treat cleat wheat sheat bleat
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