meats

Noun

meat (countable and uncountable, plural meats)

1. (uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of a killed animal used as food.
   • A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.

   Synonyms:

   flesh

   Antonyms:

   drink

2. A food designed to replicate its taste and texture (such as plant-based meat).
3. (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
   • The butchery's profit rate on various meats varies greatly.
4. (archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food.
   • meat and drink
5. (archaic) A type of food, a dish.
6. (archaic) A meal.
   • And hit cam to passe, thatt Jesus satt at meate in his housse.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij

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