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dead meat

/ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/

dead meat noun: a corpse of a slaughtered animal.

Noun

dead meat (uncountable)

  1. A corpse of a slaughtered animal.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished.
    • We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.
    Synonyms:
    dead duck, ill-fated

dead meat meaning in Tamil

dead meat in Tamil

பிணம், செத்தப்பிணம், மரண ஆபத்து, பயங்கரத் தண்டனை, தொலைந்து, ஒழிந்துப் போவது

Synonyms of dead meat

Questions about dead meat

What does dead meat mean?
Dead meat means a corpse of a slaughtered animal.
What is dead meat in Tamil?
Dead meat in Tamil is பிணம், செத்தப்பிணம், மரண ஆபத்து. See Dead meat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dead meat?
Dead meat is a noun.
How do you pronounce dead meat?
Dead meat is pronounced /ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/.

Words near dead meat in the dictionary

  1. dead man's switches
  2. dead march
  3. dead marches
  4. dead marine
  5. dead marines
  6. dead meat
  7. dead media
  8. dead melt
  9. dead melted
  10. dead melting
  11. dead melts

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