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Thesaurus: meat

Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.

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  1. n. Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
  2. n. The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
  3. n. Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.
  4. v. t. To supply with food.
  5. n. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
  6. n. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
  7. n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  8. n:100 n. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food