Definition of: meat

(mēt) noun
1. The flesh of animals used as food: sometimes limited to the flesh of mammals, as opposed to fish or fowl; also, any animal killed for food: to hunt one's meat.
2. Anything eaten for nourishment; victuals; hence, that which nourishes.
3. The edible part of anything.
4. A meal; especially, dinner; the main meal.
5. The essence, gist, or pith: the meat of an essay.
6. Slang Anything one does with special ease or pleasure; forte. ♦ Homophones: meet, mete. [OE mete]
—meat′less adjective