meat
noun
Simple meaning
The flesh of an animal used as food, or the inside part
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
meetIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmit
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
uncountable
The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
The flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
uncountable
Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
colloquial
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
colloquial
The best or most substantial part of something.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and texture (like plant-based meat).
Used this way, meat is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use meat
- “We cooked some delicious meat for dinner on the outdoor grill.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish.
A baked loaf of ground meat.
A shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold.
A wholesaler in the meat-packing business.
Wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers).
Wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers).
Related words
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A baked loaf of ground meat.
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