meat

  1. Noun.  (context, now) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also (term, meat and drink) . (defdate, from 8th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (context, now) A type of food, a dish. (defdate, from 9th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (context, now) A meal. (defdate, from 9th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) The flesh of an animal used as food. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  5. Noun.  (uncountable) Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  6. Noun.  (slang) a penis. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  7. Noun.  (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  8. Noun.  (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  9. Noun.  (sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.). (defdate, from 20th c.) .
  10. Noun.  A meathead.
  11. Noun.  (context, Australian Aboriginal) A totem; metonymy for its owner(s).

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