meat
♦ meat /m'iːt/ (meats)
1 [N-MASS]
Meat is flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat.
Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
...imported meat products.
...a buffet of cold meats and salads.
2
see also luncheon meat, red meat, dead meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN)lunch|eon meat (luncheon meats)
1 [N-VAR]
Luncheon meat is meat that you eat in a sandwich or salad, and that is usually cold and either sliced or formed into rolls. (AM)
2 [N-MASS]
Luncheon meat is a type of cooked meat that is often sold in tins. It is a mixture of pork and cereal. (BRIT)meat grind|er (meat grinders)
[N-COUNT]
A meat grinder is a machine which cuts meat into very small pieces by forcing it through very small holes. (AM; in BRIT, use mincer)meat loaf (meat loaves)
also meatloaf
[N-VAR]
Meat loaf is chopped meat made into the shape of a loaf of bread.red meat (red meats)
[N-MASS]
Red meat is meat such as beef or lamb, which is dark brown in colour after it has been cooked.
≠ white meatsau|sage meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
Sausage meat is minced meat, usually pork, mixed with other ingredients and used to make sausages.stew meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
Stew meat is the same as stewing steak. (AM)white meat (white meats)
[N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
White meat is meat such as chicken and pork, which is pale in colour after it has been cooked.
1 [N-MASS]
Meat is flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat.
Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
...imported meat products.
...a buffet of cold meats and salads.
2
see also luncheon meat, red meat, dead meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN)lunch|eon meat (luncheon meats)
1 [N-VAR]
Luncheon meat is meat that you eat in a sandwich or salad, and that is usually cold and either sliced or formed into rolls. (AM)
2 [N-MASS]
Luncheon meat is a type of cooked meat that is often sold in tins. It is a mixture of pork and cereal. (BRIT)meat grind|er (meat grinders)
[N-COUNT]
A meat grinder is a machine which cuts meat into very small pieces by forcing it through very small holes. (AM; in BRIT, use mincer)meat loaf (meat loaves)
also meatloaf
[N-VAR]
Meat loaf is chopped meat made into the shape of a loaf of bread.red meat (red meats)
[N-MASS]
Red meat is meat such as beef or lamb, which is dark brown in colour after it has been cooked.
≠ white meatsau|sage meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
Sausage meat is minced meat, usually pork, mixed with other ingredients and used to make sausages.stew meat
[N-UNCOUNT]
Stew meat is the same as stewing steak. (AM)white meat (white meats)
[N-UNCOUNT] also N in pl
White meat is meat such as chicken and pork, which is pale in colour after it has been cooked.