meat
/miːt/
noun
- The flesh of an animal used as food.
- I bought some fresh meat at the butcher shop.
- She doesn't eat meat because she is a vegetarian.
- The meat was cooked slowly until it was tender.
- The most important or substantial part of something.
- We skipped the introduction and got straight to the meat of the discussion.
- The movie has a lot of action, but little meat in the story.
- The meat of the report is in the final chapter.
- The edible part of a fruit, nut, or egg (as opposed to the shell or skin).
- The meat of a coconut is white and sweet.
- She scooped the meat out of the avocado with a spoon.
- The egg's meat is the white and the yolk.
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