meat: Meaning and Definition of

meat

1. the flesh of animals as used for food.
2. the edible part of anything, as a fruit or nut: Crack the walnuts and remove the meats.
3. the essential point or part of an argument, literary work, etc.; gist; crux: The meat of the play is the jealousy between the two brothers.
4. solid food: meat and drink.
5. solid or substantial content; pith: The article was full of meat, with few wasted words.
6. a favorite occupation, activity, etc.: Chess in his meat.
7. pork, esp. bacon.
8. . penis.
9. the principal meal: to say grace before meat.
1. a person regarded merely as a sex object.
2. a person, as a prizefighter or laborer, regarded merely as a strong or useful physical specimen.