meat meaning and definition

MEAT noun

Definition of meat (noun)

1. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
2. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
   • "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
   • synonyms: kernel
3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   • "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
   • synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum