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meat
noun
the
flesh
of
animals
or
birds
that
people
cook
and
eat
•
She
bought
fresh
meat
from
the
butcher
for
tonight's
stew
.
She
bought
fresh
meat
from
the
butcher
for
tonight's
stew
.
•
Lions
are
hunters
and
live
mainly
on
meat
.
Lions
are
hunters
and
live
mainly
on
meat
.
Old
English
‘
mete
’
originally
meant
‘
food
’
in
general
;
the
sense
narrowed
to
‘
animal
flesh
’
in
Middle
English
.
noun
the
most
important
,
central
,
or
substantial
part
of
something
•
Let's
skip
the
small
talk
and
get
to
the
meat
of
the
issue
.
Let's
skip
the
small
talk
and
get
to
the
meat
of
the
issue
.
•
The
article's
introduction
was
light
,
but
the
real
meat
came
in
the
analysis
section
.
The
article's
introduction
was
light
,
but
the
real
meat
came
in
the
analysis
section
.
This
figurative
use
developed
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
idea
of
meat
as
the
nourishing
part
of
food
.
