meat+(noun)

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• meat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ bad, rancid, rotten, rotting ▪ That meat smells rotten. ▪ tender …   Collocations dictionary

• meat — ► NOUN 1) the flesh of an animal as food. 2) the main substance or chief part: let s get to the meat of the matter. ● easy meat Cf. ↑easy meat ● one man s meat is another man s poison Cf. ↑one man s meat is another man s …   English terms dictionary

• meat loaf — noun a baked loaf of ground meat • Syn: ↑meatloaf • Hypernyms: ↑dish, ↑loaf of bread, ↑loaf • Hyponyms: ↑fish loaf * * * a dish of ground meat, often mixed with other ingredients, as bread crumbs and seasonings, molded in the shape …   Useful english dictionary

• meat and potatoes — noun the fundamental part successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration • Hypernyms: ↑basis, ↑base, ↑foundation, ↑fundament, ↑groundwork, ↑cornerstone * * * ˌ noun plural but singular or p …   Useful english dictionary

• meat packing — noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) • Syn: ↑meatpacking, ↑meat packing business • Hypernyms: ↑packaging * * * meat packer. the business or industry of slaughtering …   Useful english dictionary

• meat safe — noun a safe for storing meat • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑safe * …   Useful english dictionary

• meat grinder — noun 1. a mill for grinding meat • Hypernyms: ↑mill, ↑grinder, ↑milling machinery 2. any action resulting in injury or destruction the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder • …   Useful english dictionary

• meat — [ mit ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the flesh of an animal or bird eaten as food a ) count a particular type of meat: You can choose from a selection of meats. 2. ) uncount INFORMAL interesting or important parts of something such as a book, movie, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• meat market — noun a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold • Syn: ↑butcher shop • Hypernyms: ↑shop, ↑store * * * noun, pl ⋯ kets [count] 1 : a place where meat is sold 2 US …   Useful english dictionary

• meat pie — noun pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough • Hypernyms: ↑pie • Hyponyms: ↑pasty, ↑tourtiere, ↑shepherd s pie, ↑steak and kidney pie, ↑kidney pie * * * meat pie …   Useful english dictionary

• meat´i|ness — meat|y «MEE tee», adjective, meat|i|er, meat|i|est. 1. of meat; having the flavor of meat: »some choice meaty bits. 2. like meat: »a meaty texture …   Useful english dictionary