1
a
: food
especially
: solid food as distinguished from drink
b
: the edible part of something as distinguished from its covering (such as a husk or shell)
coconut meat
2
: animal tissue considered especially as food:
a
: flesh sense 2b
also
: flesh of a mammal as opposed to fowl or fish
b
: flesh sense 1a
specifically
: flesh of domesticated animals
3
4
a
: the core of something : heart
b
: pith sense 2b
a novel with meat
5
: favorite pursuit or interest : jam sense 6b
meatless
adjective
Examples of meat in a Sentence
The restaurant serves a variety of meats.
The real meat of the book is found in its discussion of his economic plan.
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Rachel Cortez,
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4 July 2026
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In some instances, tribes used those dollars to source culturally-significant foods for tribal members such as bison meat, certain types of berries and wild rice that were included as part of a food box distribution.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
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Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Salted and preserved fish and meats, including bacon, sausage, liver pudding and offal, were staples of working-class people's diets, while the upper classes indulged in such luxuries as white flour and sugar.
—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
For example, for the 2022 World Cup in Qatarm Argentina and Uruguay tried to meet their needs by shipping around 4,000 pounds of, well, meat there.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
In some instances, tribes used those dollars to source culturally-significant foods for tribal members such as bison meat, certain types of berries and wild rice that were included as part of a food box distribution.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
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“Meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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meat
noun1
a
: something eaten for nourishment
especially
: solid food as distinguished from drink
b
: the edible part of something as distinguished from the covering (as a shell or husk)
walnut meat
2
: animal and especially mammal flesh used as food
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