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UK [miːt] / US [mɪt] noun
Word forms "meat":
singular meat plural meats

Talking or writing about meat:

beef the meat of a cow pork the meat of a pig chicken the meat of a hen turkey the meat of a turkey lamb the meat of a young sheep mutton the meat of a sheep veal the meat of a young cow venison the meat of a deer red meat meat that is red in colour, such as beef or lamb white meat meat that is white in colour, such as chicken or turkey poultry the meat of farm birds such as chickens or ducks game the meat of wild birds such as grouse or pheasant

1)

a) [uncountable] the flesh of an animal or bird eaten as food

b) [countable] a particular type of meat

You can choose from a selection of meats.

2) [uncountable] informal interesting or important parts of something such as a book, film, or newspaper article

a lot of nice words but not much meat

the meat of something:

Let's examine the meat of her argument.

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- meat and drink to someone

- meat and potatoes

- one man's meat is another man's poison

- there isn't much meat on someone