meat
[ meet ]
/ mit /
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noun
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Idioms for meat
- a person regarded merely as a sex object.
- a person, as a prizefighter or laborer, regarded merely as a strong or useful physical specimen.
piece of meat, Slang.
Origin of meat
before 900; Middle English, Old English mete food, cognate with Old High German maz,Old Norse matr,Gothic mats
OTHER WORDS FROM meat
meatless, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meat
meat , meetWords nearby meat
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British Dictionary definitions for meat
meat
/ (miːt) /
noun
Derived forms of meat
meatless, adjectiveWord Origin for meat
Old English mete; related to Old High German maz food, Old Saxon meti, Gothic mats
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Idioms and Phrases with meat
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